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Two great leaders of the world's deadliest horse warriors from the East and West collide!

Genghis Khan! The universal ruler who united all the Mongol tribes to build the largest continuous empire known to man!

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Buffalo Hump! Leader of the Southern Plains Indians who raided settlers invading their land, and took on the might of the US Military!

Who is Deadliest?!

Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan, born Temüjin, was the ruler of the Mongolian Empire who achieved power by united the nomadic tribes of Mongolia into one strong unit. By using this united force, he invaded much of much of Eurasian and Asian lands. Soon enough, his empire stretched from China to Central Asia. Genghis was advanced for his time; he promoted religious toleration and established a writing script for the Mongolians called Uyghur. During his early years, his family was sent away from his tribe because the Khan's father passed away and the tribesmen refused to have a young boy, Genghis/Temüjin, come to power. The main way he rose to power was through alliances. Temüjin would ally himself with other tribes and using this combined force to conquer enemy groups. After his death in 1227, his son Ögedei Khan rose to power and helped to expand his father's empire.

Weapons
Short= Ild
 * Curved, single-edged blade
 * 30-34 inches
 * Can be both used on foot and on horseback. Primarily a slashing broad weapon.


 * -|Medium= Jida Lance
 * 12 feet
 * 4.5 lbs
 * 8-inch Steel Blade
 * Wood Shaft


 * -|Long= Composite Bow
 * 350-450 yards range
 * 6 arrows per minute
 * Arrows that can be used were armor-piercing arrows, wide tipped assault arrows, fire arrows, and special whistle arrows that were used to signal fellow Mongols and scare away enemies.


 * -|Special= Steel Lamellar Armor
 * While low-class Mongol warriors only wore the standard leather lamellar armor or silk armor, the Khan was probably rich enough to own one made with metal.
 * Had metal scales capable of deflecting slashes and arrows.
 * A large metal shield and steel helmet were usually partnered with the armor.


 * -|Tactics= Feigned Retreat

Buffalo Hump
Buffalo Hump (Comanche potsʉnakwahipʉ "buffalo bull's back") was a War Chief of the Penateka band of the Comanche Indians. He came to prominence after the Council House Fight when he led the Comanches on the Great Raid of 1840. Buffalo Hump was determined to do more than merely complain about what the Comanches viewed as a bitter betrayal; spreading word to the other bands of Comanches that he was raiding the white settlements in revenge, Buffalo Hump led the Great Raid of 1840. On this raid the Comanches went all the way from the plains of west Texas to the cities of Victoria and Linnville on the Texas coast. In what may have been the largest organized raid by the Comanches to that point, they raided, burned, and plundered these towns. Finally, in May 1846 Buffalo Hump became convinced that even he could not continue to defy the massed might of the United States, and the State of Texas, so he led the Comanche delegation to the treaty talks at Council Springs that signed a treaty with the United States.

Weapons
Short= War Hawk
 * 3 feet
 * Triangular stone or iron blade on top of a straight wooden shaft.
 * Can be used both on foot and on horseback. The triangular blade is excellent for hooking riders off the horse.


 * -|Medium= War Lance
 * 4-5 feet
 * Iron Head and Wooden Handle.
 * Effective on horseback but also light enough to be effective on foot.


 * -|Long= Self Bow
 * 200 yards range
 * 15-20 arrows per minute


 * -|Special= Enfield Carbine
 * Sawn-off Pattern Enfield rifle musket
 * .577 ball
 * Guns have already existed before the creation of the Comanche tribes. While they didn't replaced the traditional bow and arrow even till the early 1800s, contrary to popular belief by the mid-19th century firearms have started to dominate their weaponry.
 * Can be used on both foot and horseback.


 * -|Tactics= Hit and Run Tactics

X-Factors
Armor=
 * Genghis Khan: 85
 * Buffalo Hump: 68

Regular Mongol warriors typically had leather lamellar that used strips of leather, and silk lamellar that can block and easily pull out arrows. But the higher ranking Mongol officials sported tougher steel lamellar armors and shields. Southern Plain Indians never really focused much on armor since warfare at their like already considered it to be obsolete. Though the Comanche still used traditional rawhide shields and tough pelts as armors. Some, like Iron Jacket, manage to get a hold of metal armors like chainmail and cuirasses by raiding Spanish settlements. This however doesn't hold the cake much against the Mongols.


 * -|Horsemanship=
 * Genghis Khan: 90
 * Buffalo Hump: 95

Both warriors were known for their excellent equestrian skills. Mongols were particularly adept firing from the back as they retreat (parthian shot) and firing while hanging low from the side of the horse (side shot). They were so good that no army at that time was capable of chasing them. The Comanches were also adept at sideshots with great modern frame saddles, but what makes the superior to the Mongols was that they were outstanding horse archers even while riding bareback, and the fact that they to compete against revolvers and faster rifles makes them even more deadliet.


 * -|Marksmanship=
 * Genghis Khan: 90
 * Buffalo Hump: 95

In order to be deadly horse archers, a warrior group must be able to perform difficult shots off a galloping horse. While both warriors have proven to be great in firing arrows on horseback, the Comanche slightly takes it since they were also excellent on using firearms on horseback as well.


 * -|Leadership=
 * Genghis Khan: 90
 * Buffalo Hump: 84

Genghis Khan obviously takes it since he manage to unite all the tribes in Mongolia (which was not an easy feat knowing that the Mongols' warlike disposition). While it still took years to create the Mongol Empire as we know it, Genghis Khan still had a hand in this by conquering some of the strongest neighboring nations of the Mongols like the Xia and Jin dynsaty of China and Khwarazmian Empire of Iran. He was also the first to establish meritocracy and tolerance in his army. Buffalo Hump was a grat military leader as welll, but unlike Genghis Khan, he lost his war against the might USA. He also left a lot of his people killed during their faulty negotiations with the Whites.