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He defeats the Western Xia (Another Empire) and conquers Central Asia, Mongolia and the Hexi Corridor.
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Ogedei was said to rule the whole Mongol empire from 1229 to 1241, but he concentrated his efforts in the eastern part of it.
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He does this in alliance with the Song Empire and defeats the Jin in 1234.
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During a battle he is nominated for Khan thus "causing a division in the empire between the descendants of Ogedei on one side and Mongke and the descendants of Genghis's other son, Tolui."
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Two of the Khan's, Ariqboqe and Kublai set off in a war for the right to be the next Khan.
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This would be one of the first steps in order to defeat the current dynasty and make a new one.
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This war lasted about 6 years. After this Kublai Khan finally defeated the Song Dynasty and "puts his own regime in place called the Yuan."
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The Khan's were all originally Mongolian's and not Chinese so this alienated him further from them.
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This dynasty coexisted with the Southern Song Dynasty.
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The Yuan empire was the first to use "paper currency as the" main form of circulating money.
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This was the first attempt by Kublai to take over Japan and a storm destroyed over hundreds of the ships.
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They defeat the Southern Song through a naval battle. The Song dynasty effectively collapsed. Kublai Khan is named Emperor Shizu.
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He assembled a fleet of ships a little too quickly which included 4,400 ships and 100,000 men. A typhoon destroyed most of the ships.
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His nephew Kulag would take over but this was the beginning of the end.
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Paper currency value decreased by 80% during the reign of Kulag. The Mongol rulers printed too much paper leading to more devaluation.
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These next emperors have a vague history and were part of the downfall of the Yuan Dynasty/Mongol Empire.
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This was the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty/Mongol Empire.
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This flood would cause a rebellion later on.
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This war would mark the downfall of the Yuan Empire. The "Red Turbans" thought that the flood was punishment for a bad government and rebelled.
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This would mark the end of the war and the Yuan Dynasty. The Ming dynasty would follow.
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