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  2. Destruction under the Mongol Empire - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Mongol invasions and conquests - Wikipedia

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    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. [1] [2]

  4. Siege of Baghdad - Wikipedia

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    Muhammad II of Khwarazm's 1217 invasion of the Abbasids failed, and his realm was soon invaded by the armies of Genghis Khan, first ruler of the Mongol Empire. [3] After the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire ended in late 1221, they did not return to the region until 1230.

  5. Mongol Empire - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' - Wikipedia

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    Atwood, Christopher P. Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire (2004) Christian, David. A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia Vol. 1: Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Mongol Empire (Blackwell, 1998) Halperin, Charles J. (1987). Russia and the Golden Horde: The Mongol Impact on Medieval Russian History. Indiana University. p ...

  7. List of wars involving Mongolia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Battle of Parwan - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Siege of Bukhara - Wikipedia

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    Many of the institutions that were later put into place took inspiration from the Qara-Khitai, which Buell termed 'a prototype Mongol Empire'. [32] Records of a Taoist delegation to the area in 1221 reveal that Samarkand and Bukhara were beginning to be repopulated with Chinese and Khitan artisan settlers; [ 46 ] the area was still unstable.