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Mongol Empire 1206 CE - 1370 CE

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  • Mongol Empire founded under new ruler, Genghis Khan
    Jan 1, 1206

    Mongol Empire founded under new ruler, Genghis Khan

    Spring 1206 (Exact date unknown) - Temüjin unites all nomad of the steppes, become accepted as emperor of all the steppe people and assumes title "Genghis Khan". "Genghis Khan." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. http://academic.eb.com/EBchecked/topic/229093/Genghis-Khan. Image Source: Dschingis Khan und seine Erben (exhibition catalogue), München 2005, p. 304
  • Period: Jan 1, 1207 to Dec 31, 1209

    Military campaign against the Western Xia

    1207 - 1209 Mongol military campaign against the tangut state of Western Xia. ends with the ruler of Xia surrendering in 1209, bringing the Western Xia under Genghis Khan's rule. "China." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111803/China.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1211 to Dec 31, 1215

    Military campaign against the Jin

    1211 - 1215 First invasion of the Jin by the Mongol army. Ends with the capture of the central capital of Jin. "China." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111803/China.
  • Battle of Zhongdu
    Jan 1, 1215

    Battle of Zhongdu

    1215 (exact date unknown) - Mongol armies capture Zhongdu, the central capital of the Jin. "China." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBche Image Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des Manuscrits. Division orientale. Supplément persan 1113, fol. 65v
  • Period: Jan 1, 1226 to Dec 31, 1227

    Second Military campaign against the Western Xia

    1226 - 1227 Last military campaign Genghis Khan leads "China." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111803/China.
  • Death of Genghis Khan
    Aug 18, 1227

    Death of Genghis Khan

    August 18, 1227 - Death of Genghis Khan. Map shows size of Mongol Empire on his death. "Genghis Khan." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. http://academic.eb.com/EBchecked/topic/229093/Genghis-Khan. Image Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genghis_khan_empire_at_his_death.png
  • Ögödei Elected as new Great Khan
    Dec 31, 1229

    Ögödei Elected as new Great Khan

    1229 (exact date unknown) Ögödei succeeds Genghis Khan as Great Khan. "Ögödei." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. http://academic.eb.com/EBchecked/topic/425871/Ogodei. Image Source: Dschingis Khan und seine Erben (exhibition catalogue), München 2005, p. 304
  • Period: Jan 1, 1230 to Dec 31, 1234

    Second Military campaign against the Jin

    1230 - 1234 Resumption of the military campaign against the Jin. Resistance by Jin ends on 1234 on the capture of Caizhou when the emperor of Jin, Aizong committed suicide. "China." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111803/China.
  • Period: Apr 8, 1232 to Feb 26, 1233

    Seige of Bianjing

    April 8, 1232 - February 26, 1233
    Mongols siege the capital of Jin, Bianjing. The city is captured. "China." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/111803/China.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1250 to Mar 1, 1279

    Military campaign against the Song

    1250 - March 1279 (exact date unknown)
    Möngke and his brother Kublai Khan—grandsons of Genghis Khan began invasion against the Song empire. Resistance of Song ended when last surviving imperial prince of Song commited suicide on March 1279. This conquest unified China under the Mongol, or Yuan dynasty. "China." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.,
  • Death of Möngke
    Nov 24, 1259

    Death of Möngke

    1259 - Death of the grand khan Möngke while attacking Song fortress in Sichuan. Succeeded by his brother Kublai Khan. Map shows size of Mongol Empire under Möngke's rule. Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MongolEmpire.jpg
  • Mongol dynasty renamed to Yuan dynasty
    Jan 1, 1271

    Mongol dynasty renamed to Yuan dynasty

    1271 (exact date unknown) Mongol dynasty renamed to Yuan dynasty. Map: Yuan Dynasty's empire after the conquest of Song dynasty on 1279. "Yuan dynasty." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 24 Nov. 2014. http://academic.eb.com/EBchecked/topic/654422/Yuan-dynasty. Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire#mediaviewer/File:Mongol_Empire_map.gif
  • Jan 1, 1368

    Yuan Dynasty overthrown by the Ming dynasty

    1368 (Exact date unknown) Rebel armies take the Yuan dynasty's capital, Dadu (Modern day Beijing) Ming dynasty is established. Last Yuan ruler Togon-temür fled. "China." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.,