The Mongolian yurt is no camping tent but a veritable mobile home – latch it to some horses as the locals do and you could virtually call it an RV!
Yurts are much more complicated as opposed to Native teepee (also spelled “tipi” today) more common to most Americans, but could be positioned in mere minutes: below ten, typically – causing them to be similar to a camping tent in this consideration!
They are bigger than teepees and house several pieces of full-sized furniture, yet with sufficient manpower (typically a family of ten or so individuals) they are swiftly set up and can be just as quickly packed up.

The potency of the ancient Mongolian empires is usually attributed to their fast and hardy horses, and the people’s intimate relationship with them.
But a case can be made that their yurts were also a contributing factor, possibly secondary in importance but deserving the popularity of a top-five placement nonetheless.
Far from being a flimsy camping tent, the yurt was a true home for these walking warriors of destiny, who followed treasure and adventure to create a history like no other on earth.

In the end, though the ponies helped them ride long and hard, it was the yurt that provided housing for their support – wives, families, and non-fighters who delivered them the essential supplies.
Unlike the cities to which the Mongol warriors laid siege, their own homes were safely and securely far behind, and the absolute mobility the yurt provided turned out to be a great tactical in addition to strategic advantage.

The Mongols did not come by their empire as a result of fear and terror on it’s own, regardless of their historical reputation.
As much as their steeds and yurts helped them conquer, so too did a relatively enlightened hands-off policy help them maintain their holdings.
Subject towns, cities, and whole countries had but to acknowledge Mongol suzerainty, in effect paying out a regular tribute, and were mostly left on it’s own to otherwise continue their relationships in pretty much the same fashion as before.