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Genghis Khan united the Mongol clans under his domain in 1227 and led them in conquering much of Asia.
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Ogedei Khan succeeds his father in 1227. Genghis' other sons and grandsons continued to lead armies and expansion of the Mongol Empire.
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The Yuan Dynasty of China was founded by Kublai Khan in 1271.
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The Mongol Empire disintegrated into separate khanates in 1300 A.D., marking the end of the Mongolian Empire. Soon, the once mighty empire would fall back to their nomadic ways.
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In 1691, the last of the remaining Mongolian tribes submitted to he Qing Dynasty under the Manchus. This brought all of modern-day Mongolia under Chinese rule.
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With the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Mongolia declared independence and established their own government.
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Mongolia's independence was short-lived. They were occupied by Chinese forces for nearly two years.
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With Soviet influence, the Mongolian People's Republic was founded.
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Starting with Poland, anti-communist revolutions spread throughout Central and Eastern Europe. This anti-communist influence would soon mark the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of Mongolia.
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The fall of the Soviet Union, the major communist state in the world, foreshadowed the end of Communist Mongolia.
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Communist Mongolia ended in 1992, not long after the fall of the Soviet Union. The communist state was replaced with a democracy.
