Mongol Empire
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The Mongol Empire was a vast 13th–14th century Eurasian empire founded by Genghis Khan, renowned for its unprecedented territorial expansion, military prowess, and facilitation of trade and cultural exchange along the Silk Road.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eurasian empire
ⓘ
former country ⓘ historical empire ⓘ |
| capital |
Karakorum
ⓘ
Khanbaliq ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| currency |
paper money
ⓘ
silver ingots ⓘ |
| demiseCause |
internal fragmentation
ⓘ
rebellions in China ⓘ rise of the Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1368 ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Mongol
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongols
|
| founder | Genghis Khan ⓘ |
| governmentType |
khaganate
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| inception | 1206 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
facilitation of Silk Road trade
ⓘ
largest contiguous land empire in history ⓘ military innovations ⓘ postal relay system (Yam) ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Yassa ⓘ |
| militaryTechnology |
composite bow
ⓘ
mounted archery ⓘ siege warfare techniques ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | tumens ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Legnica
ⓘ
Battle of Mohi ⓘ Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia
Mongol invasions of Japan ⓘ Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Baghdad (1258)
|
| notableRuler |
Genghis Khan
ⓘ
Güyük Khan ⓘ
surface form:
Guyuk Khan
Kublai Khan ⓘ Möngke Khan ⓘ Ögedei Khan ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Classical Mongolian script
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Mongolian
|
| partOf | Pax Mongolica ⓘ |
| peakArea | over 24 million square kilometers ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Jin dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Liao dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Khitan Liao dynasty
Khwarazmian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Khwarezmian Empire
Western Xia ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Tengrism ⓘ |
| successor |
Chagatai Khanate
ⓘ
Golden Horde ⓘ Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ
surface form:
Ilkhanate
Northern Yuan dynasty ⓘ Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Caucasus
ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ China ⓘ Korea ⓘ Mesopotamia ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Persia ⓘ Rus' ⓘ parts of Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| tradeRoute |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mongol Empire period
this entity surface form:
Mongol Empire (fictional)
this entity surface form:
Mongol Empire (later period)