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The Mongol Empire of the 13th and 14th centuries was the largest contiguous empire in history. [5] Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Europe, extending northward into parts of the Arctic; [6] eastward and southward into parts of the Indian subcontinent, mounted invasions of Southeast Asia, and ...
The Chagatai Khanate, also known as the Chagatai Ulus, [10] was a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate [11] [12] that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan, [13] second son of Genghis Khan, and his descendants and successors.
Regent of the Mongol Empire until the election of her son, Güyük Khan. Güyük Khan. August 24, 1246 - April 20, 1248. The third Khan of the Mongol Empire. Oghul Qaimish. 1248 - 1251. Regent of the Mongol Empire until her death in 1251. Möngke Khan. July 1, 1251 - August 11, 1259.
The division of the Mongol Empire began after Möngke Khan died in 1259 in the siege of Diaoyu Castle with no declared successor, precipitating infighting between members of the Tolui family line for the title of khagan that escalated into the Toluid Civil War. This civil war, along with the Berke–Hulagu war and the subsequent Kaidu–Kublai ...
Nobility titles. Khaan (Khagan, ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ), the supreme ruler of the Mongol Empire. [1] Noyon (ᠨᠣᠶᠠᠨ), meaning "King of a State", a ruler of a vassal/tributary state under the Mongol Empire. Jinong (ᠵᠢᠨᠤᠩ), meaning "Crown Prince", the heir apparent of the Great Khaan. During the Yuan dynasty, the Jinong resided in ...
Khanate. A khanate or khaganate is a type of historic polity ruled by a khan, khagan, khatun, or khanum. [1][2] Khanates were typically nomadic Turkic, Mongol and Tatar societies located on the Eurasian Steppe, [3][4][5] politically equivalent in status to kinship-based chiefdoms and feudal monarchies. Khanates and khaganates were organised ...
This article discusses the political divisions and vassals of the Mongol Empire. Through invasions and conquests the Mongols established a vast empire that included many political divisions, vassals and tributary states. It was the largest contiguous land empire in history. However, after the death of Möngke Khan, the Toluid Civil War and ...
History of Mongolia. Various nomadic empires, including the Xiongnu (3rd century BC–1st century AD), the Xianbei state (c. AD 93–234), the Rouran Khaganate (330–555), the First (552–603) and Second Turkic Khaganates (682–744) and others, ruled the area of present-day Mongolia. The Khitan people, who used a para-Mongolic language, [1 ...