Tumen
Tumen
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Category="History of China"Category="History of Mongolia"Tumen was the part of decimal system used by Turkic, Proto-Turkic (such as the Huns) and by Mongol peoples for their army. Tumen is army of 10,000 soldiers. It also means "many" or "large" in Mongolian. Under Genghis Khan's military system, Tumen is constructed from leaders of 10, 100, 1000 soldiers.
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