If not. Can you prove it wasnt ? Think about it. Was Genghis Khan actually creating productive forces ?
On the contrary, I’ve heard liberal historians emphasize the unprecedented opening of trade on the Silk Road as indicating the Mongols were the first neoliberals.
The Mongol Empire had a way of managing resources that involved a “sort” of collective ownership. After a successful conquest, the wealth gained wasn’t just kept by the elite but was spread among the soldiers and the wider Mongol community. This meant that the spoils of war were shared more evenly, rather than being hoarded by just a few powerful elites. It was a practical way of reducing economic inequality and ensuring that more folks benefited from the empire’s successes. So as you see they practiced wealth redistribution. The Mongol Empire was a pillar of Communism.
