Mongol Empire (north China)

Mongol Empire (north China) was an empire in North China (East Asia) that lasted from 1215 to 1271 CE, about 56 years. Its people spoke Mongolic languages (Mongol, Khitan, Oirat).

Genghis Khan's armies took the Jin capital Zhongdu in 1215, and Ogedei finished the Jin in 1234. Mongol khans ruled north China from Karakorum until Kublai adopted the dynastic name Yuan.

See Mongol Empire (north China) on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1215 to 1271 CE

Duration

56 years

Type

Empire

Region

North China, East Asia

Language family

Mongolic

Capital

Karakorum

Came from

• Jin dynasty (Jurchen) 1115 to 1234 CE

Became

• Yuan dynasty 1271 to 1368 CE

Neighbours in East Asia

• Yuan dynasty 1271 to 1368 CE
• Goryeo 918 to 1392 CE
• Western Xia 1038 to 1227 CE
• Southern Song 1127 to 1279 CE
• Kamakura shogunate 1185 to 1333 CE
• Jin dynasty (Jurchen) 1115 to 1234 CE
• Guge kingdom c. 967 to 1630 CE
• Tibetan era of fragmentation 842 to 1264 CE
• Dali Kingdom 937 to 1253 CE
• Sakya rule in Tibet 1264 to 1354 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa

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