Mongol Timeline

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  • Nov 11, 1190

    Temujin (Ganghis Khan) becomes king of the Mongols

  • Nov 11, 1206

    Genghis Khan unites all Mongol and Tatar tribes

  • Nov 11, 1215

    Mogols capture Beijing by way of the Great Wall of China

  • Nov 11, 1218

    North China is conquered and the Mongols spread towards Turkestan, Persia and Russia

  • Nov 11, 1227

    Genghis Khan dies

  • Nov 11, 1229

    Ogodei, Genghis Khan's third son, becomes Great Khan

  • Nov 11, 1235

    Karakorum is established as the Mongol capital on the River Orkhan

  • Nov 11, 1236

    The Khanate of the Golden Horde is established

  • Nov 11, 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

  • Nov 11, 1251

    Mongke Kahn elected as Great Khan

  • Nov 11, 1264

    Kublai Khan's rule begins

  • Nov 11, 1271

    Kublai Khan establishes the Yuan Dynasty, claiming to be the ruler of China

  • Nov 11, 1274

    Attempted invasion of Japan prevented because of a storm

  • Nov 11, 1276

    Marco Polo arrives in Khanbalikh (modern Beijing)

  • Nov 11, 1281

    Second invasion of Japan fails

  • Nov 11, 1294

    With the death of Kublai Khan, the empire begins to break apart

  • Nov 11, 1353

    End of Ilkhan (Mongol) rule in Persia

  • Nov 11, 1368

    The Mongols are driven out of Beijing by the founders of the Ming dynasty