Mongol+Events+and+Leaders

 =**__Leaders__** =

Genghis Khan (1162-1227) [[|Ebsco]] 
 * born Temujin
 * was orphaned at age nine
 * was abandon by his tribe and kidnapped by another tribe
 * was adopted by said tribe and worked his way up in the heirarchy
 * he was named Genhis Khan (translates to Universal Leader) when he united the Mongol tribes into one force
 * he founded the Mongolian Empire which would become the world's biggest land empire
 * orginized the Mongol forces and turned it into an unstoppable force using tactics and strategies years ahead of his time
 * failed to make a proper ruling system for after his death

**Ogedei Khan** (1185-1241) [[|Wikipedia]]
 * son of Genghis Khan
 * chosen as supreme Khan in 1229
 * under his rule China, Central Asia, Eastern Persia, Korea, India, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Northeast Italy, Serbia and Bulgaria were conquered
 * created mail system (see transportation)


 * Kublai Khan** (1260-1644) [[|Ebsco]][[image:Kublai_Khan.jpg width="92" height="143" caption="Kublai Khan (reigned 1260-1294)"]]
 * became Khan in 1271
 * conquered southern China, Tibet, Burma and Indochina
 * visited by Marco Polo
 * Buddishm became state religion

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 * __MAJOR EVENTS__** [[|Ebsco]/[|Wikipedia]]
 * (1206) Temüjin became Genghis Khan leader of the Mongols
 * (1206) Genghis Khan begins his conquest of Asia and Europe
 * (1227) Genghis Khan dies
 * (1229) Ogedei son of Genghis Khan becomes Khan
 * (1241) Ogodei Khan dies
 * (1246) Güyük becomes Khan
 * (1248) Guyuk dies
 * (1251) Möngke becomes Khan
 * (1271) Kublai becomes Khan
 * (1260) Yuan Dynasty created to rule China by Kublai Khan
 * (1260) Civil war
 * (1368) Mongols are forced back into Mongolia