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    Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – 25 August 1227), also Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire, which he ruled from 1206...
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  • the Mongol forces under Genghis Khan invaded the lands of the Khwarazmian Empire in Central Asia. The campaign, which followed the annexation of the Qara...
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    During the Mongol invasions and conquests, which began under Genghis Khan in 1206–1207, the Mongol army conquered nearly all of continental Asia, including...
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    Eastern Xia. The Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan started the conquest with small-scale raids into Western Xia in 1205 and 1207. In 1279, the Mongol ruler Kublai...
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    after the Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia, Genghis Khan performed a ceremony on his grandsons Möngke and Kublai after their first hunt in 1224 near the Ili...
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    of Genghis Khan (c. 1162 – 1227), whom a council proclaimed as the ruler of all Mongols in 1206. The empire grew rapidly under his rule and that of his...
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    under the Timurid Empire. In India, the later Mughal Empire survived into the 19th century. Genghis Khan forged the initial Mongol Empire in Central Asia...
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    The Mongol Empire invaded and conquered much of Kievan Rus' in the mid-13th century, sacking numerous cities including the largest such as Kiev (50,000...
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    successors expanded the Mongol empire across Asia. Under the reign of Genghis' third son, Ögedei Khan, the Mongols destroyed the weakened Jin dynasty...
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    of Iran or simply Iran. It was established after Hülegü, the son of Tolui and grandson of Genghis Khan, inherited the West Asian part of the Mongol Empire...
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    1227, Genghis Khan divided the Mongol Empire amongst his four sons as appanages, but the Empire remained united under the supreme khan. Jochi was the eldest...
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    c. 1261), two grandsons of Genghis Khan. Their conquests integrated much of Eastern European territory into the empire of the Golden Horde. Warring European...
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    Mìshǐ) is the oldest surviving literary work in a Mongolian language. Written for the Mongol royal family some time after the death of Genghis Khan in 1227...
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    organizations within the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan asked for assistance from his mother. He honored the advice women in his life offered. Genghis Khan...
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  • Khanate (redirect from Mongol khanates)
    largest contiguous empire in history. After Genghis Khan established appanages for his family in the Mongol Empire during his rule (1206–1227), his sons, daughters...
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    great restorer of the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan, regarded himself as Genghis's heir, and associated closely with the Borjigin. Timur continued vigorous...
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    The qualifier Mongol tribes was established as an umbrella term in the early 13th century, when Temüjin (later Genghis Khan) united the different tribes...
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    Subutai (redirect from Subotai the valiant)
    Chinese: 速不台; c. 1175–1248) was a Mongol general and the primary military strategist of Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan. Subutai ultimately directed more...
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    a large group of Mongolic-speaking tribes united under the rule of Genghis Khan. There are several proposals for the ethnonym Mongol's etymology: A change...
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    by the Mongol Empire, and later the Yuan dynasty, against the kingdom of Đại Việt (modern-day northern Vietnam) ruled by the Trần dynasty and the smaller...
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    Mongolia (redirect from Mongol Uls)
    Rouran, the First Turkic Khaganate, the Second Turkic Khaganate, the Uyghur Khaganate and others. In 1206, Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which...
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  • published 2021-2022 Jack Weatherford - The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire - Crown, 2010....
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  • Mongolia and portions of North China, northern Korea, and the present-day Russian Far East. In 1206, Genghis Khan was able to unite the Mongol tribes, forging...
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    descent from Genghis Khan. The term Mughal was applied to them in India by association with the Mongols and to distinguish them from the Afghan elite...
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    Mongol Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary during the Mongol invasion of Europe. It took place at Muhi (then Mohi), southwest of the Sajó River. The battle...
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    contiguous land empire in history at its peak, with an estimated population of over 100 million people. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206...
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    referred to as "Wall of Genghis Khan", even though Genghis Khan did not construct any walls or permanent defense lines himself. The current English name...
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    Western Xia (redirect from Tangut Empire)
    (2009). Genghis Khan and the Mongol empire. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-9622178359. Jack Weatherford Genghis Khan and the Making...
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  • club in honor of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. The Mongols' original sergeant-at-arms, Alfonso "Big Al" Aceves, served three tours of duty in Vietnam...
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    as well. The stalemate situation would continue until the rise of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. In the 13th century, Genghis Khan managed to...
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