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Mongol Empire

1206–1368

The Mongol Empire was the largest connected land empire in history. Genghis Khan united the steppe tribes in 1206, and his heirs conquered from China to Europe. It split into rival khanates and faded by 1368.

Facts

Founded: 1206, Temujin proclaimed Genghis Khan.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mongol Empire
Ended: 1368, the Yuan driven from China; the khanates faded separately.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mongol Empire
Heartland: The Mongolian steppe, capital Karakorum.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mongol Empire
Major rulers: Genghis Khan, the founder; Ögedei; Möngke; Kublai Khan, who conquered China.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mongol Empire

Images

Erdene Zuu Monastery, built from the stones of Karakorum, the Mongol capital. (Wikimedia Commons)

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