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Period: Jan 1, 1206 to Jan 1, 1368
Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire was the largest continuous land empire of all time. At its height of power it encompassed an area five times the size of Alexander's Empire, extending from the Pacific Ocean to the Danube River. Amazingly, most of the empire's success can be accredited to one man, born as Temujin who later became Chingis (Genghis) Khan -
Period: Jan 1, 1299 to
Ottomon Empire
Ottoman Empire b Turkish empire which endured from c. 1300 to 1922. Centered on the region of modern Turkey, it spanned three continents at its greatest territorial extent, covering the area from Hungary in the north to Aden in the south and from Algeria in the west to the Iranian frontier in the east. Ottoman power also extended into the Ukraine and southern Russia. -
Period: to
Japan under the Shoguns
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Period: to Jan 1, 1432
Khmer Empire
The Khmer Empire, now known as Cambodia, was the most powerful empire in Southeast Asia. The empire, which grew out of the former kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalized parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, and southern Vietnam.
