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In 1206, Genghis Khan united the Mongolian clans, who were originally nomadic herders, and led them with his policies of conquest and expansion.
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Twenty-one years after uniting the Mongolian clans, Genghis Khan died. He died after having conquered all of Central Asia.
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When Ganghis Khan died his son, Ogadai, succeeded him. Ogadai countinued his father's policies and conquered China.By 1294 Mongolia ruled over all of Central Asia and China.
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In the 1300s the Mongol Empire broke up.
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The Chinese started to control Mongolia in the 1600s. They ruled for hundreds of years.
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In the 17th century, after a famine in the Fujian province of China, a lot of the people migrated to Taiwan.
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In 1683, the Manchu Dynasty conquered Taiwan.
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After winning a war against China in 1895, Japan took control of Taiwan.
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The Chinese controled Mongolia until Mongolia finally gained independance in 1911.
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WIth the influence of Russia, Mongolia became the Mongolian People's Republic in 1924. The Communists ruled for 75 years.
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After Japan's defeat in World War Two, China reqained control of Taiwan.
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China moved their government to Taiwan and nemed it the Republic of China. They do not consider Taiwan a country just another province.
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After 72 years of Communist rule, the Communist Party lost its power in Mongolia after the Soviet Union fell in 1989.
