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Armenia
Baylakan
Beijing
Bokhara
Caucasus
Georgia
Ghazni
Great Wall
Hamadan
Kara Khitai
Karakorum
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Maragheh
Naxijewan
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Yellow River
Ghengis
History of Mongolia
1167
Birth
Birth
of
Ghengis
, son of a Mongol chieftan, his name at birth is Temujin
1194
Defeat
Defeats the Kerait
Mongols
southwest of the Gobi
Desert
1194
Succession
Assumes the title
Ghengis
Khan meaning "universal lord"
1206
Invasion of China
Uigurs
Overuns the
Uigurs
on the
Chinese
border
1206
Succession
Karakorum
Confirmed as "Ghengis Khan" after campaigning for 12 years to unite the Mongol empire
1208
Capture of Turkestan
Turkestan
Completes the capture of
Turkestan
1208
Defeat
Defeats his last Mongol rival, Kushluk of the Naiman tribe
1209
Defeat
Defeats Hsi-Hsia who acknowledges Mongol suzerainty
1211
Invasion of China
Launches a campaign against the Chin tribe
1213
Invasion of China
Great Wall
Advances as far as the
Great
Wall of
China
1214
Capture of Beijing
Beijing
Captures the town that will become
Beijing
1215
Capture of Beijing
Beijing
Captures
Peking
Beijing
Extracts tribute from the Chin
Emperor
& leaving northern
China
in a wilderness
Beijing
Peking
is razed & its inhabitants butchered
Beijing
The Jin
Emperor
fled expecting a Mongol attack, his army is demoralized & disorganized
1215
Capture of Kara Khitai
Kara Khitai
Captures a buffer state in
Turkestan
on the borders of the Mongol empire
1217
Capture of Kara Khitai
Kara Khitai
Sends out
General
Jebei who captures Kara-Khitai & executes the rebel leader Kushluk
1218
Capture of Bokhara
Bokhara
Captures
Bokhara
during the invasion of
Khwarezm
1218
Capture of Kashga
Kashga
Captures
Kashgar
1218
Capture of Korea
Captures
Korea
1218
Capture of Persia
Captures
Persia
1218
Capture of Tarim Basin
Tarim Basin
Captures the
Tarim
Basin
1218
Invasion of Khwarezm
Khwarezm
Lauches a campaign against
Khwarezm
1218
Siege of Samarkand
Samarkand
Successfully besieges the garrison town of
Samarkand
1220
Capture of Bokhara
Bokhara
Captures & destroys
Bokhara
1220
Invasion of Armenia
Armenia
A joint
Turkish
&
Mongolia
n invasion of
Armenia
is launched
1220
Invasion of Russia
Begins an invasion of
Russia
, the
Mongols
1st entry into Europe
1220
Invasion of Samarkand
Samarkand
Plunders
Samarkand
1221
Invasion of Georgia
Jan Georgia
The
Mongols
invade
Georgia
1222
Invasion of Caucasus
Caucasus
The
Mongols
invade the
Caucasus
& defeat 20 peoples with an army of 20,000
1222
Siege of Ardabil
Ardabil
The
Mongols
pluder & destroy
Ardabil
1222
Siege of Baylakan
Baylakan
The
Mongols
pluder & destroy
Baylakan
1222
Siege of Hamadan
Hamadan
The
Mongols
pluder & destroy
Hamadan
1222
Siege of Maragheh
Maragheh
The
Mongols
pluder & destroy
Maragheh
1222
Siege of Naxijewan
Naxijewan
The
Mongols
pluder & destroy
Naxijewan
1223
Battle of Kalka River
River Kalka
The Mongol leader Subtai defeats a
Russia
n Army
1224
Capture of Ghazni
Ghazni
Consolidates the capture of
Ghazni
1225
Succession
Names
Ogatai
as his successor
1226
Invasion of China
Yellow River
Destroys an army of 300,000 on the
Yellow
River
Yellow River
Launches a campaign against the Hsia & Chin Empires
1226
Siege of Ninghsia
Ninghsia
Besieges the capital of the Hsia Empire & kills the Hsia
Emperor
1227
Battle of Yellow River
Yellow River
Attacks the
Western
Hsia in
Kansu
Yellow River
Defeats the Tangut forces with an estimated 300,000 dead
1227
Death
Dies aged 65, his empire is divided between his 3 sons
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