Unknown to most people, Mongolia has contributed quite a lot to the progress of the world, for example the first coins in use were mongolians, also the famed Mongol messenger, the pony mail service that crossed the vastness of the Mongol empire was the precursor to the modern postal service. The American Pony Express is a direct descendant from the Mongol Messenger services. Did you also know that the Dalai lama is actually a Mongolian Word, Dalai means means Ocean. Genghis Khan, often considered a barbaric invador by the west was actually an invoator in political and cultural terms. Kharkhorum, the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire boasted churches from nearly every religion while he while being illiterate introduced the first archives and demanded that every transaction, descision and act was recorded on paper and that a Mongol language and script be created. He advocated peace and trade while severly punishing anyone that came up against his ideals. He was also an inovator in terms of warfare, the German Nazi machine and Hitler used his principles when devising the Blitzkrieg, a fast paced action and battle not slowed down by infantry. All in all the mongol people have contributed to the world civilizations in ways that are rarely aknowledged.