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A man known as Temujin(Genghis Khan) united the Mongol clans and led them in conquering much of Asia.
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Genghis Khan died in 1227, having conquered all of Central Asia and begun the conquest in China.He was succeeded by his son Ogadai.
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Th empire broke up in the 1300s. Eventually the Chinese gained control of Mongolia in the 17th cntury. The Chinese ruled Mongolia for hundreds of years .
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The Manchu Dynasty conquered Taiwan in 1683. This contributed to the large Chinese settlements on the island.
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The Japanese seized aiwan (then called Formosa) after winning war with China in 1895.
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Only in 1911 were the Mongolians able to push the Chinese out and achieve their independence.
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Under the influence of its powerful neighbor Russia, Mongolia became the Mongolian People's Republic in 1924.
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When the Nationalists lost to the Communists in 1949, they moved their government to Taiwan. There they established the Republic of China.
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After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, the Communist Party in Mongolia lost its power. The country began moving towards political democracy and a free-enterprise economy.
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A former communist leader is elected as prime minister of Mongolia.This took Mongolia one step closer to stop having communism and start becoming a democratic country.