Mongols By buebele Nov 18, 1126 Song dynasty flees to south China Nov 18, 1206 Temujin takes the name of Chinggis Khan; Mongol state is founded Nov 18, 1215 First Mongol attacks on north China, Beijing captured Period: Nov 18, 1219 to Nov 18, 1223 First Mongol invasions of Russia and the Islamic world Nov 18, 1227 Death of Chinggis Khan; Ogedei named successor Nov 18, 1234 Mongols take all of north China; end of Qin dynasty Period: Nov 18, 1235 to Nov 18, 1279 Mongol conquest of south China; end of southern Song dynasty Nov 18, 1236 Mongol conquest of Russia Nov 18, 1240 Mongol invasion of western Europe Nov 18, 1253 Mongol victory over Seljuk Turks; rise of Ottoman Turks in Middle East Nov 18, 1258 Mongol destruction of Baghdad Nov 18, 1260 Mamluk (slave) rulers of Egypt defeat Mongols at Ain Jalut; end of drive west Period: Nov 18, 1260 to Nov 18, 1294 Reign of Kubilai Khan in China Period: Nov 18, 1271 to Nov 18, 1368 Reign of the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty in China Period: Nov 18, 1274 to Nov 18, 1280 Failed Mongol invasions of Japan Nov 18, 1290 First true guns used in China Nov 18, 1450 Spread of Black Death in Eurasia Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Nov 18, 1118 Khitan conquest of North China