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Temujin was born. His name meant blacksmith
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A meeting of Mongol leaders took place somewhere in the Gobi.
Temujin was elected Genghis Khan. -
Mongols were strong enough to invade China and did so. Within 3 years they had taken over Northern China.
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Genghis Khan died and his kingdom split up to his 4 sons.
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Baghdad fell to the Mongols. Mongols also pushed through Syria and Palestine to Egypt.
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The Muslim Rulers of Egypt stopped them from going any further.
The Mongols elected Genghis Khan's son to be the new ruler Kublai Khan. -
Kublai moves his capital from Karakorum to Khanbaliq.
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Kublai Khan decided to become China's next emperor.
Kublai Khan started the Yuan dynasty. -
The Yuan dynasty collapsed.
