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The Mongolian yurt is no camping tent but a veritable mobile home – latch it to a few horses as the locals do and you can almost call it an RV!
Yurts are much more technical than the Native teepee (also spelled “tipi” today) more familiar to most Americans, but could be positioned in mere minutes: under ten, typically – making them much like a camping tent in this regard!
They are bigger than teepees and house several pieces of full-sized furniture, yet with satisfactory manpower (normally a family of ten or so individuals) they are rapidly set up and can be just as quickly packed up.

The power of the ancient Mongolian empires is often attributed to their speedy 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, maybe secondary in significance but deserving the recognition of a top-five placement nonetheless.
Far from being a flimsy camping tent, the yurt was a true home for these roaming warriors of fate, who followed treasure and adventure to create a history like no other on earth.

All things considered, though the ponies helped them ride long and hard, it was the yurt that provided housing for their assistance – wives, families, and non-fighters who brought 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 became a great tactical in addition to strategic advantage.

The Mongols did not come by their empire as a result of fear and terror alone, in spite of their historical status.
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 alone to otherwise continue their affairs in pretty much the same way as before.