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Temujin, Genghis Khan, takes over as the "universal leader" of the Ikh Mongol Uls (Mongol empire).
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Khan and his army of 200,000 soldiers take control of the Khwarizm people, from the refusal of their leader to join the expansion.
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The Mongol empire takes control of the trade routes in China and Europe to travel through. The Yassa, Mongol law, was created to make peace throughout the empire.
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Genghis Khan passes and the invasions were at a halt.
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Ogedei, Genghis Khan's third son, takes the role of the second Great Khan of the Mongol empire.
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Ogedai leads the mongol soldiers to the Jin Dynasty in China. Defeating them and establish the Mongol capital, Karakorum.
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The Mongol empire invades the Korean peninsula. Taking over the Kingdom of Goryeo and turning into the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.
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Guyuk, who was an officer for Genghis Khan, is elected as the third Great Khan. Furthers the expansion to Europe.
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Kublai Khan and his younger brother, Ariq Boke, start a civil war for the position of the next Great Khan. With two Great Khans it was the end of a united empire.
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The Mongol invasion led to to a reunification of the Song Dynasty under the Yuan Dynasty.
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The Ming Dynasty of China, takes over the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. The lack of influences and the growing population of famine, thus ending the Mongol empire.
