Mongol Empire Timeline
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Updated: 30 Nov 2018
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Created byJoel Simpson
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Genghis Khan becomes
leader of his tribe at age 18Genghis Khan becomes
leader of all mongol tribes
(Start of Mongol Empire)Mongols invade the Jin
Dynasty capital ZhongduMongol forces capture
the capital of the Khwarezm
Empire in central Asia.Genghis Khan dies.Ogodei, son of Genghis,
becomes Great Khan.Mongols begin their
attacks on Russia
and Eastern Europe.Mongol forces invade Poland
and Hungary.They reach the most
western point of their
empire in Austria.Ogodei dies.Mongke, grandson of
Genghis, becomes Great Khan.Mongols move into Tibet,
India and the Middle East.Kublai Khan’s rule begins.Kublai Khan decrees
the beginning of the
Yuan Dynasty in ChinaAn attempted invasion
of Japan fails.The merchant traveller Marco Polo
arrives in Dadu, the capital of
the Yuan Dynasty (now Beijing).Mongols complete the conquest
of China, and Kublai becomes
emperor of a united China.A second attempted
invasion of Japan fails.Kublai Khan dies, and the Mongol
Empire begins to break down.Period of flood and famine in chinaOutbreaks of disease kill a large
number of people over ten yearsMongols are driven out of Beijing
by Chinese rebels, marking the end
of the Yuan Dynasty and Mongol Empire.Periods
Mongol Empire
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