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Period: 907 to 1118
Khitan conquest of north China
The Liao dynasty, also known as the Liao Empire, officially the Great Liao, or the Khitan State, was an empire and imperial dynasty in East Asia -
Period: 1037 to 1194
Seljuk Turks dominate the Middle East
The Seljuk Empire was a Muslim state that dominated much of the Middle East and Central Asia -
Period: 1115 to 1234
Jurchens rule north China
The Jurchens' early rulers were the Khitan-led Liao dynasty, which had held sway over modern north and northeast China and Mongolia, for several centuries -
1126
Song dynasty flees to south China
Remnants of the Song court were forced to flee south from Kaifeng and establish a new capital at Hangzhou -
1215
First Mongol attacks on north China
Beijing was captured -
1227
Death of Chinggis Khan
Ogedei was named successor -
1234
Mongols take all of north China
Jin dynasty ends -
Period: 1235 to 1279
Mongol conquest of south China
Southern Song dynasty ended -
1253
Mongol victory over Seljuk Turks
Rise of Ottoman Turks in the Middle East -
1260
Mamluk rulers of Egypt defeat Mongols at Ain Jalut
The drive westward ends