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Reassessment of Genghis Khan as military commander and empire-builder. In-depth description of the organization of the Mongol armies and their tactics. Sets Genghis Khans career in the context of Mongol society and traditions. Includes a concise account of Genghis Khans campaigns and conquests.

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Contents List of Plates Timeline The Mongol Conquests and the Career of - photo 1
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Timeline: The Mongol Conquests and the Career of Genghis Khan
c. 800 ADEmergence of Mongol tribes.
907Foundation of Khitan Liao dynasty.
960Foundation of Sung dynasty in China.
1138Foundation of Tangut Hsi Hsia dynasty.
1125Liao overthrown by Jurchens. Qara-Khitai state established.
c. 1150Kabul Khan forms first Mongol confederation.
1161Kabul Khan defeated by Jurchens.
c. 1162Birth of Temujin.
c. 1170Death of Temujins father, Yesugei.
1177Temujin escapes from Tayichiut captivity.
1178Temujin marries Borte and swears allegiance to Toghril.
1179Abduction of Borte and war with the Merkits.
c. 11801210Drought in Mongolia.
1186Khwarizmian Empire founded.
c. 1189Temujin becomes Khan, takes title of Genghis.
c. 1190Genghis defeated by Jamuqa at Dalan-baljut.
1195Genghis joins Jurchens in war against Tatars.
1201Battle of Koyiten. Jamuqa defeated and Tayichiuts destroyed.
1202Genghis defeats Tatars at Dalan-nemurges.
1203First campaign against Naimans. Split with Toghril. Genghis defeated at Qalaqaljit Sands. Baljuna Covenant. Keraits defeated at Jer-qabchiqay Pass.
1204Second war with Naimans. Genghis victorious at Mount Naqu-kun. Merkits defeated at Black Steppe.
1205Capture of Jamuqa. First Mongol raids against Hsi Hsia.
1206Genghis proclaimed ruler of Mongolia.
1209Uighurs submit to Genghis.
12091210First war with Hsi Hsia.
1211Invasion of Chin Empire. Genghis victorious at Battle of Huan-erh-tsui.
1215Capture of Chung-tu.
12151216Samukhas raid into China.
1216Wars against Tumads and Merkits. Kirghiz revolt suppressed. First clash with Khwarizmians. Victory over Chin at Shen-shui.
1217Mukhali appointed viceroy in China.
1218First invasion of Korea. Jebei conquers Qara-Khitai. Mukhali defeats Chin at Battle of Lang-ya Ling.
1219Genghis invades Khwarizmian Empire.
1220Capture of Bokhara and Samarkand. Mukhali defeats Chin at Huang-ling-kang.
1221Battles of Parvan and the Indus River. Defeat of Jalal ud-Din. Invasion of India.
12211223Jebei and Suboteis Black Sea campaign.
12221227War with Sung Chinese.
1223Russians defeated at Battle of Kalka River. Mongols repulsed by Bulgars. Death of Mukhali. Mongols defeat Sung at Battle of Wu-ma Hills.
1224Second invasion of Hsi Hsia. Tanguts again submit.
1225Tanguts form alliance with Chin. Third Mongol invasion of Hsi Hsia.
1227Death of Genghis. Final defeat of Hsi Hsia. Succession of Ogodei Khan.
1228Jalal ud-Din defeated at Battle of Isfahan.
1231Death of Jalal ud-Din.
1234Capture of Kaifeng. End of the Chin dynasty.
12371241Mongol invasion of Europe.
1241Death of Ogodei.
1256Mongol invasion of Middle East.
1260Accession of Kubilai as Great Khan. Mongols defeated by Egyptians at Ain Jalut.
1268Civil war between Kubilai and Kaidu. Fragmentation of Mongol Empire.
1271Kubilai proclaims Yuan dynasty in China.
1279Final defeat of Sung.
1368Fall of Yuan dynasty.
The Family Tree of Genghis Khan (Great Khans and the period of their reigns in capitals)

Whos Who in Thirteenth-Century Mongolia Ala-qush-digit-quri Chief of the - photo 2

Whos Who in Thirteenth-Century Mongolia

Ala-qush-digit-quri : Chief of the Ongguts and commander of the Onggut contingent in the Mongol army in 1206.

Ala-qush Tagin : Chief of the Ongguts, successor to Ala-qush-digit-quri and ally of Genghis in the wars in China.

Ambakai : Nephew of Kabul Khan, executed by the Jurchens in 1161.

Bekter : Half-brother of Temujin, killed by the latter in a childhood quarrel.

Belgutei : Half-brother of Temujin.

Boorchu : One of Genghis four war-horses.

Boroqul : One of Genghis four war-horses, killed by the Tumads in 1216.

Borte : Genghis senior wife.

Buyiruq Khan : Naiman chief defeated by Genghis in 1202.

Chagatai : Second son of Genghis and founder of the Chagatai Horde.

Chaghan : Officer of Tangut origin, commander of Genghis guard in 1206.

Chilaun-baatur : One of Genghis four war-horses.

Dorbei Doqshin : Mongol officer. Victor in the Tumad War of 1216, sent to invade India in 1221.

Gemyabek : Mongol officer, killed by the Russians in 1223.

Hoelun : Wife of Yesugei and mother of Temujin.

Inancha-bilge Khan : Naiman chief, father of Tayang Khan.

Jaafar : Muslim merchant and spy in Genghis employ.

Jamuqa : Chief of the Jajirat Mongols, childhood friend and later rival of Genghis. Executed in 1205.

Jarchiudai : Chief of the Uruut Mongols and father of Jelme.

Jebei : Former Tayichiut prisoner of war, one of Genghis four hounds. Conqueror of Qara-Khitai and commander of Russian expedition, died c. 1223.

Jelme : Son of Jarchiudai and one of Genghis four hounds.

Jirqoadai see Jebei.

Jochi : Eldest son of Genghis, died 1227.

Kabul Khan : Great-grandfather of Genghis and founder of first Mongol confederation. Defeated by Chin in 1161.

Kokseu-sabraq : Naiman general.

Kubilai Khan : Grandson of Genghis and founder of the Yuan dynasty in China.

Kuchluq : Naiman prince, son of Tayang Khan. Took over Qara-Khitai, and was defeated and killed by Jebei in 1218.

Megujin-seultu : Tatar Khan, defeated by Genghis in 1195.

Metiken : Grandson of Genghis, killed at Bamiyan in 1221.

Monglik : Friend of Genghis father Yesugei and father of Teb Tengri.

Mukhali : One of Genghis four war-horses, and his viceroy in China. Died in 1223.

Ogodei : Genghis third son and successor.

Ong Khan see Toghril.

Qachiun : Brother of Temujin.

Qadaqan : Grandson of Genghis.

Qasar : Brother of Temujin, renowned for his strength and skill as an archer.

Qorchi : Mongol officer, originally a defector from Jamuqa, whose imprisonment was the cause of the Tumad War of 1216.

Qubilai : One of Genghis four hounds. His name is spelt thus in this narrative to distinguish him from Kubilai, Genghis grandson.

Qultuqan Mergen : Merkit prince, son of Toqtoa, defeated by Jochi in 1216.

Quyildar : Mongol officer, commander of the Mangquts at the Battle of Qalaqaljit Sands.

Samukha : Mongol officer, served in China 1214 to 1216.

Senggum : Kerait prince, son of Toghril, defeated by Genghis in 1203.

Shigi-qutuqu : Adopted Tatar orphan, rose to high office under Genghis. Commander at the Battle of Parvan in 1221.

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