Mongol Empire in 1290
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Mongol Empire in 1290
In the 13th century, a storm swept across Asia: the Mongols. Under the leadership of Genghis Khan (c. 1162-1227), the Mongols conquered much of the vast landmass of Asia, reaching as far as Eastern Europe. At its greatest height the Mongol Empire ruled a territory twice as big as the Roman Empire.
In 1279, Genghis Khan's successor Kublai Khan (1264-1294) managed to defeat the Song dynasty of China, replacing it with the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). After the 1290s the Empire crumbled into the Golden Horde khanate (NW), the Chagatai Khanate (Central Asia), the Ilkhanate (SW), and the Yuan dynasty in China.