1162–1368
IN CASE YOU
MISSED IT
c. 1162:
Temüjin (Genghis Khan) is born
c. 1178:
Temüjin and
Börte marry
1206:
Temüjin is named Genghis Khan, and the Mongol Empire begins
1215:
The capital of the Jin Dynasty falls to the Mongols
1219:
The Mongols attack the Khwarazmian Empire
1227:
Genghis Khan
dies
1241:
The Mongols invade Poland and Hungary
1258:
The Mongols capture the city of Baghdad
1260:
Toluid Civil War begins, and the empire is broken into separate parts
1271:
Kublai Khan, Genghis Khan’s grandson, creates the Yuan Dynasty in China
1295:
Marco Polo returns to Europe after serving Kublai Khan
c. 1326:
Ibn Battuta travels through lands conquered by the Mongols
1346:
The bubonic plague spreads along the Silk Road
1368:
The Ming Dynasty rises in China and overthrows Mongol rule.