Mongol Civil War

The Mongol Civil War was a civil war between Arigh Khan and Chinua Khan over control of the vast Mongolian Empire. Arigh Khan was proclaimed the Khan by his late father, Mongke Khan. Chinua was unhappy with this, due to Arigh being younger than him. Two factions began to form shortly after Arigh became khan, with one supporting Arigh, and the other supporting Chinua. After clashes and then a battle for Kharkhorum, Chinua's forces quickly overwhelmed the city and took control over the city, which marked the beginning of the war. Arigh fled west to Persia. Upon taking the city, Chinua declared himself the new Khan, although this was not recognized by any other country outside of Mongolia. Chinua's army managed to also quickly take China, although fighting continued in the isolated mountainous regions of southwestern China. 
Soon after, Indochina quickly fell to Chinua, with only minor resistance being met by them in certain regions. Borneo also fell, but put up a larger fight due to its isolated interior proving harder to control. With the war seeming to lean towards Chinua, the Scottish, Byzantines and Libyans collaborated to fight back against him. Their military operations in Southeast Asia was very successful, due to the three nations having a much larger combined army. Thailand and Borneo were quickly retaken from Chinua, with Laos and Vietnam being freed after more fighting. Some lands in southern China were also retaken, although fighting was much more intense in these regions. 
With the three empires backing Arigh attacking parts of his land, Chinua began pushing into Arigh's remaining territory hoping to end the war before they reached Mongolia. Persia was swiftly evacuated by Arigh, with Chinua taking parts of it including the largest cities. Central Asia fell soon after, with Chinua marching through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and crossing the Ural River. Arigh's armies managed to avoid battling Chinua's armies, and prepared for a final stand in the northern Caucasus. Chinua eventually reached Arigh's army stationed in the mountains. 
Arigh's forces on the steep mountains of the Caucasus allowed for a successful victory using the mountainous terrain. Arigh Khan nearly obliterated all of Chinua's forces and Chinua surrendered. With his brother defeated, Arigh Khan became the sole ruler of the empire. Although he initially spared Chinua's life, Chinua attacked him before being killed. After recovering from his injuries, Arigh became the undisputed khan. Despite him being quite active in terms of expansion immediately after the civil war's end, Mongolia would eventually become unstable due to his negligence. Most information regarding the civil war was documented by Mongolian scholars of the time. 
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