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107840357TumensBasic fighting units of the Mongol forces; consisted of 10,000 cavalrymen; each unit was further divided into units of 1000, 100 and 10.0
107840358KarakorumCapital of the Mongol empire under Chinggis Khan, 1162 - 1227.1
107840359BatuGrandson of Chinggis Khan and ruler of the Golden Horde; invaded Russia in 1236.2
107840360Golden Horde..., Mongol khanate founded by Genghis Khan's grandson Batu. It was based in southern Russia and quickly adopted both the Turkic language and Islam. Also known as the Kipchak Horde. (p. 333)3
107840361Prester JohnA mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom supposedly had been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests; some thought he was Chinggis Khan4
107840362MamluksUnder the Islamic system of military slavery, Turkic military slaves who formed an important part of the armed forces of the Abbasid Caliphate of the ninth and tenth centuries. Mamluks eventually founded their own state, ruling Egypt and Syria. (236)5
107840363Kubilai KhanGrandson of Chinggis Khan; commander of Mongol forces responsible for conquest of China; became khagan in 1260; established Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1271.6
107840364TatuChinese capital under Kublai Khan; basis for modern day Beijing7
107840365White Lotus SocietySecret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty in China; typical of peasant resistance to Mongol rule8
107840366Timur lang..., Descendant of Genghis Khan; conquered Abassyids, leader of Turkic nomads - last Mongol nomad9
107840367Khanatesfour divisions of the Mongol world - Chaghadai, Persia, Kipchak (Golden Horde), and Yuan dynasty in China10
107840368Ming DynastySucceeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China.11
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