Which statement best analyzes the effect of leadership on the collapse of the Mongol Empire?

Question

a. Leaders such as Kublai Khan were assassinated by rival Mongol leaders, leaving the Khanates open to invasion
b. Leaders such as Timur failed to respong to the bubonic plague, leading to widespread death within the Khanates
c. Disputes over leadership led to the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire into smaller khanates
d. Disputes over leadership were resolved by giving Genghis Khan control over the entire Mongol Empire

Answer 1

The statement that best analyzes the effect of leadership on the collapse of the Mongol Empire is:

c. Disputes over leadership led to the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire into smaller khanates.

This option effectively highlights how internal power struggles and disagreements among leaders contributed to the weakening and eventual fragmentation of the empire into smaller, less unified khanates, which ultimately led to the decline of Mongol power.