An Action Committed In Anger Is

This saying is attributed to Genghis Khan in compilations associated with the Yasa, the Mongol legal and administrative code that Chinggis promulgated as he unified the Mongol tribes. The Yasa was never compiled in a single written text in Chinggis's lifetime and is known primarily through references in Persian and Chinese chronicles. Discipline and emotional self-control were valued in Mongol military culture: Chinggis's campaigns required extraordinary logistical coordination across vast distances, and rash decisions by commanders could unravel carefully planned strategies.