The Mongols

By Alexadavis123
  • 1162

    Temujin

    Temüjin is born on the steppes (grasslands) of what is now Mongolia. He is the son of Yesügei, a member of the royal Borjigin clan of the nomadic Mongol people.
  • 1171

    A band of taters

    A band of Tatars, another nomadic people, poisons Temüjin’s father. With Yesügei dead, the rest of Temüjin’s clan abandon him, his mother, and his siblings.
  • Period: 1200 to 1300

    The Mongol

    mongols conquests and empire
  • Period: 1205 to 1209

    Genghis khan

    Genghis Khan directs an attack against the Tangut kingdom of Xi Xia, a northwestern border-state of China. The attack ends in 1209 after a declaration of allegiance by the Xi Xia king.
  • 1206

    Temujin

    Temüjin rises to power by cultivating powerful allies and ultimately forming an army of his own. He conquers rival clans and makes sure that his men kill all rival leaders. In 1206 he is accepted as emperor of all the steppe people and is proclaimed Genghis Khan, a title that means “universal ruler.” This event is regarded as the beginning of the Mongol Empire.
  • Period: 1206 to 1227

    regin

    regin of genghis khan
  • Period: 1211 to 1234

    Northern china

    conquest of northern china
  • 1215

    The Mongols

    The Mongols capture Beijing in northern China. They continue their conquests, sometimes fighting multiple campaigns at once.
  • Period: 1219 to 1221

    Persia

    conquest of persia
  • 1223

    Mongols troops

    Mongol troops penetrate into southern Russia and raid cities in Crimea.
  • Period: 1227 to 1229

    Genghis khan dies

    Genghis Khan dies in 1227. His son Ögödei is chosen to lead the empire in 1229. The empire now stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to the China Sea in the east and from Siberia in the north to Tibet in the south.
  • 1231

    Central Asia

    The Mongols defeat the Khwārezm-Shāh Dynasty of Central Asia.
  • Period: 1237 to 1241

    Russia

    conquest of Russia
  • Period: 1237 to 1238

    Eastern Europe

    The western part of the empire, known as the Golden Horde, annihilates the Bulgars in eastern Europe.
  • 1240

    Batu

    Batu, a grandson of Genghis Khan, expands the domain of the Golden Horde in a series of brilliant campaigns that includes the sacking and burning of the city of Kyiv (Kiev) in 1240. (At this time Kyiv is the major city in Russia.)
  • 1241

    Ogodei dies

    Ögödei dies during a drinking bout. Mongol leaders cease their advances in Europe and the Near East so that they can be present in Mongolia when a new supreme ruler of the Mongols, or great khan, is selected. It is only Ögödei’s death that prevents Batu from invading western Europe.
  • Period: 1242 to 1246

    Toregene

    Töregene, Ögödei’s widow, rules the empire by common consent of the Mongol nobles. In 1246 her son Güyük becomes great khan.
  • 1258

    Baghdad

    capture of Baghdad
  • Period: 1264 to 1279

    Southern China

    Conquest of southern china
  • Period: 1279 to 1368

    Yuan

    The Yuan ruled China from 1279 to 1368. It was followed by the Ming Dynasty. The Chinese had fought with the Mongol tribes of the north for hundreds of years.