Mongol Rule in China

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  • 1160

    1160

    1160
    Temujin was born. His name meant blacksmith
  • 1206

    1206

    1206
    A meeting of Mongol leaders took place somewhere in the Gobi.
    Temujin was elected Genghis Khan.
  • 1211

    1211

    1211
    Mongols were strong enough to invade China and did so. Within 3 years they had taken over Northern China.
  • 1227

    1227

    1227
    Genghis Khan died and his kingdom split up to his 4 sons.
  • 1258

    1258

    1258
    Baghdad fell to the Mongols. Mongols also pushed through Syria and Palestine to Egypt.
  • 1260

    1260

    1260
    The Muslim Rulers of Egypt stopped them from going any further.
    The Mongols elected Genghis Khan's son to be the new ruler Kublai Khan.
  • 1264

    1264

    1264
    Kublai moves his capital from Karakorum to Khanbaliq.
  • 1271

    1271

    1271
    Kublai Khan decided to become China's next emperor.
    Kublai Khan started the Yuan dynasty.
  • 1281

    1281

    1281
    The Yuan dynasty collapsed.