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Around this time a Mongol klan leader began to unify all of the clans under his leadership.
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Temujin accepted the title Genghis Khan, universal leader
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this invasion turned his attention to the Islamic religion west of Mongolia
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central asia was under mongolian control
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the Khanates conquered China and invaded Korea, conquered russian city Kiev, Venice and Vienna could've been captured
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died from an illness
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his son became the Great Khan
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westward campaign ended wit hhis death
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split into 4 large khanates, Mongolia and China, Central Asia, Persia, and Russia
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Marco Polo served the great Khan for 17 years
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fought them off for 40 years but in 1279 Khan finally conquered China
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nearly 80 years old
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at this time the rulers couldn't seem to find control and the empire fell apart
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