Mongol Conquests
1206 CE – 1368 CE · 162 years
The largest contiguous land empire in history — Genghis Khan and his successors conquered from Korea to Hungary, killing tens of millions and connecting East and West through the Pax Mongolica.
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Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Mongol Empire
- Various kingdoms and empires
Key moments
Defining events in the Mongol Conquests.
- 1215 Siege of Beijing
- 1258 Siege of Baghdad
- 1260 Ain Jalut
- 1267–1273 Siege of Xiangyang
Running at the same time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
Landmark
Afrasiab (Ancient Samarkand)
500 BCE – 1220 CETrade route
Silk Road Southern Branch
200 BCE – 1450 CE
Polity
Chagatai Khanate
1225 CE – 1687 CEConflict
Srivijaya Maritime Wars
600 CE – 1288 CE
Figure · Mongolia / Central Asia
Genghis Khan
1162 CE – 1227 CE
Landmark
Lelu Ruins
1250 CE – 1600 CE_eng.png/500px-Cumania_(1200)_eng.png)
Polity
Cuman-Kipchak confederation
1000 CE – 1241 CEConflict
Kara-Khitan (Western Liao) Conquests
1124 CE – 1218 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1206 CE and 1368 CE.
And in the rest of the world
Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.
Image credits5 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Mongol conquestsUser:Astrokey44 · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chagatai Khanate map enMapMaster · CC BY 3.0
- Genghis KhanDigitized by National Palace Museum; file is directly from Shuge · Public domain
- Leluh archaeological siteMaloff1 · CC BY-SA 3.0
- CumaniaCumanian · CC BY-SA 4.0
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