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Mongol Conquest of Jin China
History Mongol Conquest of Jin China

The Mongol–Jin War, also known as the Mongol–Jin Conquest, was fought between the Mongol Empire and the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in Manchuria and north China. The conflict began in 1211 ...

September 27, 2021
Mongol Conquest of Western Xia
History Mongol Conquest of Western Xia

The Mongol invasion of Western Xia was a series of battles in northwestern China between the Mongol Empire and the Tangut-led Western Xia kingdom. Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader, led some first at ...

September 27, 2021

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Mongol Invasions of Tibet
History Mongol Invasions of Tibet

The invasion of Tibet by the Mongol general Doorda Darkhan in 1240 was the first confirmed campaign, with 30,000 men and 500 losses. The campaign was far smaller than the Mongols' full-scale co ...

September 27, 2021
Mongol Conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire
History Mongol Conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire

The Mongol invasion of Persia, also known as the Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia, was a Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire led by Genghis Khan and Hulagu Khan. The Mongol conquest of Central A ...

September 27, 2021
Mongol Invasions and Conquests
History Mongol Invasions and Conquests

During the 13th and 14th centuries, Mongol invasions and conquests created the world's biggest contiguous empire, the Mongol Empire, which by 1300 had conquered huge swaths of Eurasia. Historia ...

September 15, 2021
Mongol Medieval Tribes and Clans
History Mongol Medieval Tribes and Clans

When Temujin (later Genghis Khan) gathered the several tribes under his power and established the Mongol Empire in the early 13th century, the designation Mongol Tribes was created as an umbrella w ...

September 15, 2021
Proto-Mongols
History Proto-Mongols

The proto-Mongols sprang from a region occupied by humans and other hominid species since the Stone Age, over 800,000 years ago. During the Bronze and Iron Ages, people lived there, forging tribal ...

September 15, 2021
Division of the Mongol Empire
History Division of the Mongol Empire

The Mongol Empire was divided when Mongke Khan died in the siege of Diaoyu Castle in 1259, leaving no declared successor. This sparked infighting among members of the Tolui family line over the tit ...

September 15, 2021
Overview of Mongol Empire
History Overview of Mongol Empire

Through the 13th and 14th centuries, the Mongol Empire was the world's biggest contiguous land empire, second only to the British Empire in relationships of landmass. The Mongol Empire arose fr ...

September 15, 2021

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