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Nov 9, 1190
1190 Temujin (Ganghis Khan) becomes king of the Mongols
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Nov 9, 1206
1206 Genghis Khan unites all Mongol and Tatar tribes
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Nov 9, 1215
Mogols capture Beijing by way of the Great Wall of China
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Nov 9, 1218
North China is conquered and the Mongols spread towards Turkestan, Persia and Russia
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Nov 9, 1227
Genghis Khan dies
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Nov 9, 1229
Ogodei, Genghis Khan's third son, becomes Great Khan
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Nov 9, 1235
Karakorum is established as the Mongol capital on the River Orkhan
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Nov 9, 1236
The Khanate of the Golden Horde is established
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Nov 9, 1241
A bombined force of Poles, Czechs and Germans attempt to halt the Mongol invasion of Europe at the Battle of Lejuica (Poland); the Great Khan Goodei dies
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Nov 9, 1251
Mongke Kahn elected as Great Khan
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Nov 9, 1264
Kublai Khan's rule begins
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Nov 9, 1271
Kublai Khan establishes the Yuan Dynasty, claiming to be the ruler of China
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Nov 9, 1274
Attempted invasion of Japan prevented because of a storm
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Nov 9, 1276
Marco Polo arrives in Khanbalikh (modern Beijing)
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Nov 9, 1281
Second invasion of Japan fails
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Nov 9, 1294
With the death of Kublai Khan, the empire begins to break apart
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Nov 9, 1353
End of Ilkhan (Mongol) rule in Persia
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Nov 9, 1368
The Mongols are driven out of Beijing by the founders of the Ming dynasty