Mongol
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The Mongols were a Central and Northeast Asian nomadic people who, under leaders like Genghis Khan, created one of the largest contiguous empires in history and profoundly influenced Eurasian politics, culture, and trade.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mongols | 74 |
| Mongol canonical | 56 |
| Mongol Empire | 8 |
| Mongolic peoples | 7 |
| Mongol peoples | 5 |
| Mongol army | 2 |
| Eastern Mongols | 1 |
| Khalkha Mongols | 1 |
| Mongol armies | 1 |
| Mongol cavalry | 1 |
| Mongol ethnic groups | 1 |
| Mongol forces | 1 |
| Mongol people | 1 |
| Mongolians | 1 |
| Western Mongols | 1 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
historical people ⓘ nomadic people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mongol
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol peoples
|
| coreHomeland |
Eurasian Steppe
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongolian Plateau
|
| ethnicOrigin |
Central Asia
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Asia
|
| ethnicReligion | Tengri worship ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisPeriod | late first millennium CE ⓘ |
| foundedEmpire |
Chagatai Khanate
ⓘ
Golden Horde ⓘ Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ
surface form:
Ilkhanate
Mongol self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol Empire
Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| influencedField |
cultural exchange
ⓘ
military tactics ⓘ political structures ⓘ trade networks ⓘ |
| influencedRegion |
Central Asia
ⓘ
China ⓘ Eurasia ⓘ Greater Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Persia
Russia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the largest contiguous land empire in history
ⓘ
facilitating cultural exchange across Eurasia ⓘ highly mobile cavalry armies ⓘ promotion of long-distance trade ⓘ religious tolerance in the Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| language |
Mongolian language
ⓘ
Mongolic languages ⓘ |
| modernCountry |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
China ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Kyrgyzstan ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Russia ⓘ Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Batu Khan
ⓘ
Genghis Khan ⓘ Hülegü Khan ⓘ Kublai Khan ⓘ Möngke Khan ⓘ Ögedei Khan ⓘ |
| politicalSystemInEmpire | khanate ⓘ |
| politicalTitle |
Great Khan
ⓘ
Khan ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Inner Mongolia
Mongolia ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Tengrism ⓘ |
| successorStates |
Chagatai Khanate
ⓘ
Golden Horde ⓘ Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ
surface form:
Ilkhanate
Northern Yuan dynasty ⓘ Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
from East Asia to Eastern Europe
ⓘ
from Siberia to the Indian subcontinent ⓘ from the Korean Peninsula to the Middle East ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfGreatestExpansion |
13th century
ⓘ
early 14th century ⓘ |
| traditionalDwelling | yurt ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
horse breeding ⓘ transcontinental trade ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | pastoral nomadism ⓘ |
| traditionalScript | Classical Mongolian script ⓘ |
| usedAnimal |
camel
ⓘ
cattle ⓘ goat ⓘ horse ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryTactic |
feigned retreat
ⓘ
high mobility cavalry warfare ⓘ mounted archery ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mughal Empire
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Mongols
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Mongol Empire
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Mongols
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Mongol peoples
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Mongol Empire
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Mongol Empire
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Mongol Empire
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Mongol Empire
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Mongol Empire
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Mongol peoples
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Mongols
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Mongol Empire
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Khalkha Mongols
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Mongol Empire
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Mongols
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Mongols
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Mongols
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Mongols
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Mongols
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Mongols
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Mongolic peoples
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Mongols
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Mongols
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Mongols
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Mongols
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Mongols
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Eastern Mongols
this entity surface form:
Western Mongols
this entity surface form:
Mongol cavalry
this entity surface form:
Mongols
this entity surface form:
Mongols
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Mongols
this entity surface form:
Mongol army
subject surface form:
Kalmyk people
this entity surface form:
Mongols
this entity surface form:
Mongol peoples
this entity surface form:
Mongols
this entity surface form:
Mongol ethnic groups
this entity surface form:
Mongols
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Mongols
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Mongol armies
this entity surface form:
Mongols