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11065205424Kabul KhanChinggis khan's great grandfather, defeats army of Jin Kingdom in northern China0
11065205425TumensBasic fighting units of the Mongol forces; consisted of 10,000 cavalrymen; each unit was further divided into units of 1000, 100 and 10.1
11065205426Tangut Kingdom of Xi Xiakingdom in Northwest China whose ruler was forced to declare himself a vassal of the khagan and pay a hefty tribute2
11065205427Khwarazumempire in further west China that Chinggis Khan conquered using their favorite battle tactics3
11065205428KarakorumCapital of the Mongol empire under Chinggis Khan, 1162 - 1227.4
11065205429OgedeiThird son of Chinggis Khan; succeeded Chinggis Khan as khagan of the Mongols following his father's death5
11065205430Golden HordeOne of the four subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after Chinggis Khan's death, originally ruled by his grandson Batu; territory covered much of what is today south central Russia.6
11065205431IlkhanCentral Asian kingdom of the Mongols. They replaced the Abbasid dynasty and eventually were absorbed into the agrarian culture and converted to Islam.7
11065205432MoscowCapital of Russia that grew in strength and eventually led to overthrowing Mongol rule in Russia8
11065205433KulikovaRussian army victory over the forces of the Golden Horde; helped break Mongol hold over Russia.9
11065205434Hulegu(1217 - 1265) Ruler of the Ilkhan khanate; grandson of Chinggis Khan; responsible for capture and destruction of Baghdad in 1257.10
11065205435MameluksMuslim slave warriors; established a dynasty in Egypt; defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 and halted Mongol advance11
11065205436Baturuler of the golden horde; one of Chinggis Khan's grandsons; responsible for the invasion of Russia beginning in 1236.12
11065205437Berke(1257-1266) A ruler of the Golden Horde; converted to Islam; his threat to Hulegu combined with the growing power of Mamluks in Egypt forestalled further Mongol conquests in the Middle East13
11065205438Kublai Khan(1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China.14
11065205439YuanMongol dynasty founded by Kublai Khan; united China15
11065205440Zhu YuanzhangThe given name of the Hongwu emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty16
11065205441Timur-i LangAlso known as Tamerlane; leader of Turkic nomads; beginning in 1360s from base at Samarkand, launched series of attacks in Persia, the Fertile Crescent, India, and southern Russia; empire disintegrated after his death in 1405.17
11065205442KhanatesFour regional Mongol kingdoms that arose following the death of Chinggis Khan.18
11065205443Baibars(1223-1277) Commander of Mamluk forces at Ain Jalut in 1260; originally enslaved by Mongols and sold to Egyptians.19

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