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The Mongol conquests resulted in widespread and well-documented death and destruction throughout Eurasia, as the Mongol army invaded hundreds of cities and killed millions of people. One estimate is that approximately 10% of the contemporary global population, amounting to some 37.75–60 million people, was killed either during or immediately ...
The Mongol invasions and conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating history's largest contiguous empire, the Mongol Empire (1206–1368), which by 1260 covered large parts of Eurasia. Historians regard the Mongol devastation as one of the deadliest episodes in history. [12] [13]
Mongol Empire: Kashmir rebels Uprising crushed 1255 Fifth the Mongol invasion of Korea: Mongol Empire: Kingdom of Goryeo: Victory 1258 Siege of Baghdad: Mongol Empire: Abbasid Caliphate: Victory 1257–1258 First Mongol invasion of Delhi Sultanate: Mongol Empire: Delhi Sultanate: Peaceful agreement 1257–1258 Dai Viet-Mongol War: Mongol Empire ...
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 ...
Originally Byzantine Empire vs. Seljuk Empire, but evolved into Christians vs. Muslims: Europe and the Middle East Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire: 7.7 million [26] 1533–1572 Spanish Empire vs. Inca Empire: South America French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: 4–7 million [27] [28] [c] 1792–1815 French Republic, later French Empire ...
The Dzungar genocide (Chinese: 準噶爾滅族; lit. 'extermination of the Dzungar tribe') was the mass extermination of the Mongol Dzungar people by the Qing dynasty. [3] The Qianlong Emperor ordered the genocide after the rebellion in 1755 by Dzungar leader Amursana against Qing rule, after the dynasty first conquered the Dzungar Khanate with Amursana's support.
Ighraq's men charged, but 500 were killed when the Mongols suddenly counter-attacked. Seeing this, Jalal al-Din personally attacked the Mongols and forced them to flight. Large numbers of the Mongols were captured alive, and the Khwarazmians killed them by nailing stakes into their ears. [ 37 ]
When the Mongols invaded Jin territory in 1211, Ala 'Qush, the chief of the Ongut, supported Genghis Khan and showed him a safe road to the Jin dynasty's heartland. The first important battle between the Mongol Empire and the Jin dynasty was the Battle of Yehuling at a mountain pass in Zhangjiakou which took place in 1211. There, Wanyan Jiujin ...