What did Genghis Khan want to accomplish by dividing his empire between his four sons?

Genghis Khan assigned territories to his four sons so each could govern part of the vast empire. Dividing the work made the empire easier to administer and allowed his sons to share authority. The division was not simply to give them equal shares or to test which son was strongest; the Great Khan was chosen through a separate succession process.

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