Mongols

出来事 (11)

• 1215

  6/1 — Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.

• 1237

  12/21 — The city of Ryazan is sacked by the Mongol army of Batu Khan.

• 1240

  12/6 — Mongol invasion of Rus': Kiev under Daniel of Galicia and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan.

• 1256

  12/15 — Mongol forces under the command of Hulagu Khan enter and destroy the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut Castle (in present-day Iran) as part of their offensive on Islamic southwest Asia.

• 1260

  9/3 — The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.

• 1279

  3/19 — A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen ends the Song dynasty in China.

• 1294

  4/14 — Temür, grandson of Kublai, is elected Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty with the reigning titles Oljeitu and Chengzong.

• 1307

  6/21 — Külüg Khan is enthroned as Khagan of the Mongols and Wuzong of the Yuan.

• 1332

  10/13 — Rinchinbal Khan, Emperor Ningzong of Yuan, becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.

• 1380

  9/8 — Battle of Kulikovo: Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance.

• 1409

  9/23 — Battle of Kherlen, the second significant victory over Ming dynasty China by the Mongols since 1368.