Chapter 14: The Last Great Nomadic Challenges: from Chinggis Khan to Timur Flashcards
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| 156714091 | Chinggis Khan | elected khagen of all mongol tribes; responsible for conquest of northern kingdoms of China, territories as far west as the Abbasid regions | 0 | |
| 156714092 | khanates | four regional Mongol kingdoms that arose following the death of Chinggis Khan | 1 | |
| 156714093 | kuriltai | meeting of all Mongol chieftains ar which the supreme ruler of all tribes was selected | 2 | |
| 156714094 | tumens | basic fighting units of the Mongol forces; 10,000 cavalry men which was further divided into units of 1,000, 100, and 10 | 3 | |
| 156714095 | Karakorum | capital of the Mongol Empire under Chinggis Khan | 4 | |
| 156714096 | Golden Horde | one of the four subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after Chinggis Khan's death, originally ruled by his grandson, Batu | 5 | |
| 156714097 | Battle of Kulikova | Russian Army victory over the forces of the Golden Horde; helped break Mongol hold over Russia | 6 | |
| 156714098 | Prestor John | name given to a mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom had supposedly been cut off from Europe by the Muslilm conquests; Chinggis Khan was originally believed to be this mythical ruler | 7 | |
| 156714099 | Kubilai Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan; commander of Mongol forces responsible for conquest of China; became khagen in 1260; established Sinicized Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China | 8 | |
| 156714100 | Kabul Khan | defests army of Qin Kingdom in northern China | 9 | |
| 156714101 | khagen | supreme ruler of Mongol tribes | 10 | |
| 156714102 | Ogodei | third son of Chinggis Khan who is named khagen after the death of Chinggis | 11 | |
| 156714103 | Batu Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan; khan of the golden horde led invasion of russia | 12 | |
| 156714104 | "Tatars/Tartars" | "people from hell;" carried out the only successful winter invasion of Russia; does not invade western europe due to the death of Ogedei and the upcoming battle for succession | 13 | |
| 156714105 | Hulegu Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan; leads Ilkhan khanate; focused on muslin lands of middle east and north africa | 14 | |
| 156714106 | Yuan Dynasty | established by Kublai Khan; had a social hierarchy; | 15 | |
| 156714107 | Chabi | wife of Kublai Khan; advised Kublai in political and diplomatic matters; actively promoted Buddhism | 16 | |
| 156714108 | Marco Polo | administrator under Kublai Khan for 17 years | 17 | |
| 156714109 | White Lotus Society | secret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty in China; typical of peasant resistance to Mongol rule. | 18 | |
| 156714110 | Ju Yuanzhang | establishes Ming Dynasty | 19 | |
| 156714111 | Timur-i Lang/Tamerlane | Turkic leader who leads attack against China; many people believed he was a reoccurrence of Mongol power | 20 | |
| 156719329 | Tatu | capital of Yuan Dynasty | 21 |