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296377370Genghis KhanGrandson of Kabul Khan; born in 1170s; elected supreme Mongol ruler (khagan) in 1206; began the Mongols rise to world power; died 12270
296377371TumensBasic fighting units of Mongol forces; made up of 10,000 Calvary men and then divided into smaller units1
296377372TangutRulers of Ii-Xia kingdom of northwest China; during the southern song period; Conquered by Mongols in 12262
296377373Muhammad Shah IITurkic ruler of Muslim Khwarazm; conquered by Mongols in 12203
296377374KarakoramCapital of Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan4
296377375Shamanistic religionMongol beliefs focused on nature spirits5
296377376BatuGrandson of Genghis Khan and ruler of Golden horde; invaded Russia in 12366
296377377Ogadei3rd son of Genghis Khan; succeeded him as Mongol Khagan7
296377378Golden HordeOne of four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Genghis Khan; conquered and ruled Russia during the 13th and 14th centuries8
296377379MetropolitanHead of Russian Orthodox Church; located at Moscow; gained power during the Mongol era9
296377380Prester JohnA mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom supposedly had been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests; some thought he was a Genghis Khan10
296377381Ilkhan khanateOne of four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Genghis Khan; eventually included much of Abbasid Empire11
296377382HuleguGrandson of Genghis Khan and ruler of Ilkhan khanate; captured and destroyed of the Abbasid Baghdad12
296377383MamluksMuslim slave warriors; established dynasty in Egypt; led by Baibars defeated Mongols at Ain Jalut in 126013
296377384Kublai KhanGrandson of Genghis Khan; conquered China; established Yuan Dynasty in 127114
296377385TatuMongol capital of Yuan dynasty; present-day Beijing15
296377386ChabiInfluential wife of Kublai Khan; demonstrated refusal of Mongol women to adopt restrictive social conventions of Confucian China16
296377387NestoriansAsian Christian sect; cut off from Europe by Muslim invasions17
296377388Romance of the West ChamberFamous Chinese dramatic work written during the Yuan period18
296377389White Lotus SocietySecret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty19
296377390Ju YuanzhangChinese peasants who led successful revolt against Yuan; founded Ming dynasty20
296377391Timur-I LangLast major nomad leader; 14th-century Turkic ruler of Samarkand; launched attacks in Persia, Fertile Crescent, India, southern Russia; Empire disintegrated after his death in 140521
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