Mongol

The Mongol Empire

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  • Feb 28, 1100

    Mongols United

    Mongols United
    The Mongols were divided into separate clans that were led by a khan, The khan rose to power through military skills and their ability to lead. A powerful khan named Temujin began to conquer rivals and united the different Mongol clans.
  • Feb 28, 1206

    Genghis Khan

    Genghis Khan
    Temujin completed the task of uniting the people and took the name of Genghis Khan which meant Universal River. He organized the Mongols into a powerful military and set out to build an empire
  • Feb 28, 1227

    Genghis Khan Dies

    Genghis Khan Dies
    Genghis Khan died after he and the rest of the Mongols conquered Asia and kearned the art of siege warfare and gunpowder during their fight against the Chinese and the Turks. The Mongols controlled much ofnorthern China and Central Asia. Genghis Kahn's sins and grandsons took up the challenge of world conquest.
  • Feb 28, 1227

    Batu Turns Back

    Batu Turns Back
    When the grandson Batu learned of te Great Khan's death he turned back. Millions of peole had died, cities were annihilated, and most of Eurasia was devastated. India and Western Europe were able to escape the wrath of the Mongols.
  • Feb 28, 1260

    Kublai Khan

    Kublai Khan
    Kublai Khan becomes the Great Khan of the mongol Empire.
  • Feb 28, 1277

    Pax Mongolica

    Pax Mongolica
    The conquered land is allowed to keep local beliefs, ways of life, and rulers if they paid tribute to the Mongols. The Mongols adopted Islam. There were guarded trade routes where people were able to trade goods and ideas across Asia. The Black Plague may have spread during this time
  • Feb 28, 1279

    Song Dynasty

    Song Dynasty
    The Southern Song dynasty resisted the Mongols. They were defeated and Kublai Khan created the Yuan Dynasty. He adopted Chinese practices and for that reason he gave the dynasty a Chinese name.
  • Period: Mar 4, 1300 to Mar 4, 1392

    Yuan Dynasty Weakens

    The Yuan Dynasty is weakening
  • Mar 4, 1392

    Yuan Dynasty Falls

    Yuan Dynasty Falls
    The Yuan dynasty forces Koryo's rulers to pay immense tributes and enslaved many Koreans and forced men to serve in the military. After the Yuan dynasty weakens, the Koreans rebel. The Yuan dynasty is defeated and a Korean general founded a new dynasty.