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1206
Genghis Khan sets the foundation for the Yuan Dynasty/Mongol Empire to begin.
He defeats the Western Xia (Another Empire) and conquers Central Asia, Mongolia and the Hexi Corridor. -
1229
Genghis Khan died in 1227 and had named his son, Ogedei, to be the next emperor
Ogedei was said to rule the whole Mongol empire from 1229 to 1241, but he concentrated his efforts in the eastern part of it. -
1232
Ogdei Khan invades the Jin Empire (also known as the Jin dynasty)
He does this in alliance with the Song Empire and defeats the Jin in 1234. -
1248
Mongke Khan is elected the next Khan of the Yuan dynasty.
During a battle he is nominated for Khan thus "causing a division in the empire between the descendants of Ogedei on one side and Mongke and the descendants of Genghis's other son, Tolui." -
1259
Mongke Khan dies. A civil war ensues for the right to be the next Khan.
Two of the Khan's, Ariqboqe and Kublai set off in a war for the right to be the next Khan. -
1260
Kublai Khan starts a campaign against the Southern Song dynasty.
This would be one of the first steps in order to defeat the current dynasty and make a new one. -
1265
Kublai Khan defeats Ariqboqe in war and is elected the next Khan.
This war lasted about 6 years. After this Kublai Khan finally defeated the Song Dynasty and "puts his own regime in place called the Yuan." -
1266
Kublai make's the capital Beijing for what would soon be the Yuan Dynasty.
The Khan's were all originally Mongolian's and not Chinese so this alienated him further from them. -
1271
Kublai Khan finds the Yuan Dynasty.
This dynasty coexisted with the Southern Song Dynasty. -
1273
Kublai Khan issues paper notes called Chao.
The Yuan empire was the first to use "paper currency as the" main form of circulating money. -
1274
Kublai sends 800 to 900 ships to take over Japan.
This was the first attempt by Kublai to take over Japan and a storm destroyed over hundreds of the ships. -
1279
The people of the Yuan Dynasty defeat the Southern Song.
They defeat the Southern Song through a naval battle. The Song dynasty effectively collapsed. Kublai Khan is named Emperor Shizu. -
1280
Shizu attempts a second time to conquer Japan but fails.
He assembled a fleet of ships a little too quickly which included 4,400 ships and 100,000 men. A typhoon destroyed most of the ships. -
1307
Emperor Shizu/Kublai Khan dies without a male heir.
His nephew Kulag would take over but this was the beginning of the end. -
1311
Kulag Khan's reign ends but the problematic empire remains.
Paper currency value decreased by 80% during the reign of Kulag. The Mongol rulers printed too much paper leading to more devaluation. -
1312
Ayurbawada Buyantu is named the next Khan.
These next emperors have a vague history and were part of the downfall of the Yuan Dynasty/Mongol Empire. -
1333
A new emperor named Huziong is selected.
This was the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty/Mongol Empire. -
1344
A massive flood strikes and made an important area poverish.
This flood would cause a rebellion later on. -
1351
The Red Turban Rebellion starts.
This war would mark the downfall of the Yuan Empire. The "Red Turbans" thought that the flood was punishment for a bad government and rebelled. -
1368
A leader of the rebellion takes the Beijing (the capital) and gains control.
This would mark the end of the war and the Yuan Dynasty. The Ming dynasty would follow. -
