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A Mongol khan named Temujin sought to unify the clans under his leadership.
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The MOngold imposed stability and law and order across much of Eurasia.
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Temujin accepted the titled Genghis Khan, or 'universal ruler' of the Mongol clans.
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Genghis led the Mongols in conquering much of Asia, invading the northern Jin empire
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Central Asia was under Mongol control.
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He did not die from violence, but from illness.
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Genghis's son Ogadai conquered northern China.
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The Mongol Empire was divided into four large khanates, each of them ruled by a descendant of Genghis. These four were the Khanate of Great Khan, the Khanate of Chagatai, the Ilkhanate, and the Khanate of the Golden Horde.
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A grandson of Genghis Khan, named himself the Great Khan.
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Marco Polo, with his father and uncle, they traveled by caravan on the Silk Roads, arriving at Kublai Khan's court.
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In less than 50 years after Genghis Khans death, the Mongols conquered territory from China to Poland.
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Chinese soldiers in the south held off the Mongold for 40 years, but the armies of Kublai Khan finally overwhelmed them.
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He was nearly 80 years old. Mongol weakened after his death.
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It lasted less than a century, until it was overthrown.
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Chinese rebels finally overthrew the Mongols and seized power.