Mongol

  • Mongols invade Tangut kingdom
    1205

    Mongols invade Tangut kingdom

    The Mongolian empire starts to invade northern China which started their campaigns against other nations
  • United Mongolian forces
    1206

    United Mongolian forces

    Genghis Khan unites all the Mongolian tribes and establishes the Mongolian empire
  • Tanguet king bows to Mongols
    1209

    Tanguet king bows to Mongols

    The Xi Xia king allied himself with the Mongols to avoid being completely conquered
  • Mongolia keeps conquering
    1218

    Mongolia keeps conquering

    A state in eastern Turkistan named Khara-Khitai was conquered and assimilated by the Mongol empire
  • Beijing falls China left defenseless
    1218

    Beijing falls China left defenseless

    After Beijing fell to the Mongols all the territory north of the yellow river had been conquered
  • War in west Turkistan
    1219

    War in west Turkistan

    The assassination of multiple Muslim people of the Mongol empire lead to Mongolia striking back against the sultanate of Khwārezm
  • Cities and capitals sacked by Mongols
    1221

    Cities and capitals sacked by Mongols

    Bukhara, Samarkand, and the capital of Uzbekistan, Urgench were conquered by the Mongols but not before they were sacked, of course.
  • Mongols in Russia
    1223

    Mongols in Russia

    While Mongolian troops were invading some of them stumbled into Russia and proceeded to sack some more cities.
  • West Turkestan absorbed by Mongols
    1225

    West Turkestan absorbed by Mongols

    Sultanate of Khwārezm was defeated and the Mongols conquered their land
  • Destructive campaign against Xi Xia
    1227

    Destructive campaign against Xi Xia

    Xi Xia refused to help the Mongols with exploring Khwārezm so the Mongols destroyed their irrigation system and sacked their villages
  • Death of Genghis Kahn
    1227

    Death of Genghis Kahn

    Genghis Khan died in his bed which made the soldiers of the current campaign so volatile they nearly wiped out the Xi Xia culture.
  • New leader
    1229

    New leader

    Genghis Khan's son Ögödei takes over the empire and expands it to the Caspian sea.
  • Batu cannot be stopped
    1240

    Batu cannot be stopped

    One of Genghis Khan's grandsons named Batu lead multiple successful campaigns in Russia and sacked and burned their lands
  • The death of Ögödei
    1241

    The death of Ögödei

    Ögödei died while drinking and all Mongolian leaders immediately dropped what they were doing to come back and pay their respects. Also to become the next great Khan.
  • Ögödei widow takes over
    1242

    Ögödei widow takes over

    After the death of Ögödei, his widow took over to prevent infighting for the title of the great Khan which lasted for 4 years. Then her son Güyük becomes great Khan.
  • Yet another great khan
    1248

    Yet another great khan

    Möngke takes over after his father Güyük dies and is the last Khan to rule from central Mongolia
  • The mongol empire splits
    1259

    The mongol empire splits

    after much political infighting the lands that Genghis Khan conquered were split into multiple separate kingdoms
  • Mongols move capital, and a new Khan
    1260

    Mongols move capital, and a new Khan

    after a failed invasion of Egypt the brother of Möngke, Kublai moves the capital of Mongolia to modern day Beijing, but he wanted to be an emperor rather then a great Khan so he started the Yuan dynasty and called himself a Chinese emperor.
  • Pax Mongolica
    1279

    Pax Mongolica

    After so much war no one dared to mess with the Mongolian empire and it became a time of peace within the Mongolian empire
  • The Mongolian kingdoms fall
    1368

    The Mongolian kingdoms fall

    The Yuan kingdom fell which marked the fall of all 4 major Mongolian kingdoms