Mongol Empire

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Mongol Empire
Ikh Mongol Uls
Nomadic empire
1206–1368
Expansion of the Mongol Empire 1206–1294superimposed on a modern political map of Eurasia
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Preceded by Succeeded by Khamag Mongol Khwarazmian Empire Qara Khitai Jīn dynasty Song dynasty Western Xia Abbasid Caliphate Nizari Ismaili state Kievan Rus' Volga Bulgaria Cumania Alania Kingdom of Dali Kimek Khanate Goryeo Chagatai Khanate Golden Horde Ilkhanate Yuan dynasty Northern Yuan dynasty Timurid Empire Anatolian Beyliks Mamluk Sultanate Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Ming dynasty Joseon
Preceded by
Khamag Mongol Khwarazmian Empire Qara Khitai Jīn dynasty Song dynasty Western Xia Abbasid Caliphate Nizari Ismaili state Kievan Rus' Volga Bulgaria Cumania Alania Kingdom of Dali Kimek Khanate Goryeo
Chagatai Khanate
Golden Horde
Ilkhanate
Yuan dynasty
Northern Yuan dynasty
Timurid Empire
Anatolian Beyliks
Mamluk Sultanate
Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Ming dynasty
Joseon
Jump up ^ Karakorum was founded in 1220 and served as capital from 1235 to 1260. Jump up ^ Following the death of Möngke Khan in 1259, no one city served as capital. Khanbaliq (Dadu), modern-day Beijing, was the Yuan capital between 1271 and 1368. Jump up ^ Including coins such as dirhams and paper currencies based on silver (sukhe) or silk, or the later small amounts of Chinese coins and paper Chao currency of the Yuan dynasty.

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Mongol Empire Mongol Empire
Ikh Mongol Uls Ikh Mongol Uls
Nomadic empire Nomadic empire
1206–1368 1206–1368
1206–1368 
Expansion of the Mongol Empire 1206–1294superimposed on a modern political map of Eurasia Expansion of the Mongol Empire 1206–1294superimposed on a modern political map of Eurasia
Capital 1206–1235: Avarga1235–1260: Karakorum[a]1260–1368: Khanbaliq (Dadu)[b]
Languages MongolianTurkicChinesePersian and other languages
Religion Initially:TengrismShamanismLater:IslamBuddhismNestorianism
Government Elective monarchyLater also hereditary
Great Khan 
1206–1227 Genghis Khan
1229–1241 Ögedei Khan
1246–1248 Güyük Khan
1251–1259 Möngke Khan
1260–1294 Kublai Khan (nominal)
1333–1368 Toghan Temür Khan (nominal)
Legislature Kurultai
History 
Genghis Khan proclaimsthe Mongol Empire 1206
Death of Genghis Khan 1227
Pax Mongolica 1250–1350
Empire fragments 1260–1294
Fall of Yuan dynasty 1368
Collapse of theChagatai Khanate 1687
Area Area
1206 (unification of Mongolia)[1] 4,000,000 km2 (1,500,000 sq mi)
1227 (Genghis Khan's death)[1] 13,500,000 km2 (5,200,000 sq mi)
1294 (Kublai's death)[1] 23,500,000 km2 (9,100,000 sq mi)
1309 (last formal reunification)[1] 24,000,000 km2 (9,300,000 sq mi)
Currency Various[c]
Preceded by Succeeded by Khamag Mongol Khwarazmian Empire Qara Khitai Jīn dynasty Song dynasty Western Xia Abbasid Caliphate Nizari Ismaili state Kievan Rus' Volga Bulgaria Cumania Alania Kingdom of Dali Kimek Khanate Goryeo Chagatai Khanate Golden Horde Ilkhanate Yuan dynasty Northern Yuan dynasty Timurid Empire Anatolian Beyliks Mamluk Sultanate Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Ming dynasty Joseon Preceded by Succeeded by Khamag Mongol Khwarazmian Empire Qara Khitai Jīn dynasty Song dynasty Western Xia Abbasid Caliphate Nizari Ismaili state Kievan Rus' Volga Bulgaria Cumania Alania Kingdom of Dali Kimek Khanate Goryeo Chagatai Khanate Golden Horde Ilkhanate Yuan dynasty Northern Yuan dynasty Timurid Empire Anatolian Beyliks Mamluk Sultanate Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Ming dynasty Joseon
Succeeded by 
Chagatai Khanate Golden Horde Ilkhanate Yuan dynasty Northern Yuan dynasty Timurid Empire Anatolian Beyliks Mamluk Sultanate Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Ming dynasty Joseon 
Khamag Mongol 
Khwarazmian Empire 
Qara Khitai 
Jīn dynasty 
Song dynasty 
Western Xia 
Abbasid Caliphate 
Nizari Ismaili state 
Kievan Rus' 
Volga Bulgaria 
Cumania 
Alania 
Kingdom of Dali 
Kimek Khanate 
Goryeo 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jump up ^ Karakorum was founded in 1220 and served as capital from 1235 to 1260. Jump up ^ Following the death of Möngke Khan in 1259, no one city served as capital. Khanbaliq (Dadu), modern-day Beijing, was the Yuan capital between 1271 and 1368. Jump up ^ Including coins such as dirhams and paper currencies based on silver (sukhe) or silk, or the later small amounts of Chinese coins and paper Chao currency of the Yuan dynasty. Jump up ^ Karakorum was founded in 1220 and served as capital from 1235 to 1260. Jump up ^ Following the death of Möngke Khan in 1259, no one city served as capital. Khanbaliq (Dadu), modern-day Beijing, was the Yuan capital between 1271 and 1368. Jump up ^ Including coins such as dirhams and paper currencies based on silver (sukhe) or silk, or the later small amounts of Chinese coins and paper Chao currency of the Yuan dynasty.

Questions about this table:
originalText: when did the mongol empire start and end
answer: answerTexts: 1206–1368