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Date 1206 - 1368

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Historical map of the Mongol Empire at the death of Kublai Khan in 1294, showing the empire divided into four main khanates: the Golden Horde in the northwest, the Ilkhanate in the southwest, the Chagatai Khanate in central Asia, and the Yuan Dynasty in the east, covering much of China. Major cities such as Karakorum, Beijing (Khanbaliq), Baghdad, and Constantinople are marked.
Genghis Khan
Jiaohe
Cai Wenji
Map showing the Silk Road network at its peak between 700 and 900 CE, spanning Eurasia and North Africa. It highlights primary overland trade routes in pink, secondary routes in orange, and sea routes in blue, connecting cities such as Chang'an (Xi'an), Samarkand, Baghdad, Constantinople, Venice, and extending to ports along the Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, and East Asia. Modern international boundaries are also outlined.
Rashīd al-Dīn: Mongol warriors from History of the World
Close-up of the stainless steel statue of Genghis Khan, showing his stern face and traditional Mongolian attire, at Tsonjin Boldog near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Carved stone tortoise statue with engraved patterns sits on open ground in front of the monastery wall at Erdeni Dzu, Karakorum, Mongolia.
Batu
Map showing the extent of the Eurasian steppes, highlighted in green, stretching from eastern Europe through Ukraine and southern Russia, across Kazakhstan, and into Mongolia and northern China. The map labels the Western Steppe and Eastern Steppe regions and includes major geographic features, countries, and ancient sites within the steppe zone.
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Historical map of the Mongol Empire at the death of Kublai Khan in 1294, showing the empire divided into four main khanates: the Golden Horde in the northwest, the Ilkhanate in the southwest, the Chagatai Khanate in central Asia, and the Yuan Dynasty in the east, covering much of China. Major cities such as Karakorum, Beijing (Khanbaliq), Baghdad, and Constantinople are marked.
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The Battle of Legnica (Liegnitz), Poland, in 1241
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Monument to the Battle of Kulikovo
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Key People

Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Mongolian warrior-ruler
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan
emperor of Yuan dynasty
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Giovanni da Pian del Carpini
Franciscan author
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Mongol khan
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Willem Van Ruysbroeck
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king of Little Armenia
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Batu
Batu
Mongol ruler
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Ligdan
khan of Mongolia
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Arigböge
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