Is the new Louis Vuitton shop in Ulaanbaatar the start of a new area in Mongolian Globalisation?
Article published by Chris de Gruben It could easily be argued that Mongolia was one of the first nations to develop today’s concept of globalization; the free exchange of ideas, products and concepts across borders with few restriction. The mighty Mongol army not only conquered the better part of the known world but they also embraced and developed the cultures that they came across. Under the Mongols, new technologies, various commodities and ideologies were disseminated and exchanged across Eurasia. Mongols were highly tolerant of most religions, and typically sponsored several at the same time. At the time of Genghis Khan, virtually every religion had found converts in its capital city of Karakorum. The armies of Chinggis Khaan not only revolutionized strategic warfare but also understood that survival and growth came in the exchange and adaptation of ideas, trade and concepts. The Mongol administration pioneered the use of a fast postal service, the introduction of a writing syste
