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How did the Mongols Conquer China?

The Mongol Empire. The imperial power has become a thing of fame around the globe as the home of the legendary Ghengis Khan.

When most people think of the Mongol Empire, they think of power, conquest, and of course, Ghengis Khan.


But not so often, some may ask how the Mongols managed to become synonymous with such words and legends. After all, this single empire managed to be the first to bring every inch of China - which was at that point made up of an amalgamation of separate entities - under the control of a foreign power. This feat would have been impressive in any case, but the gravity of the accomplishment is strengthened by the fact that the Mongol Empire faced a multitude of opponents and locally established dynasties that they managed to defeat in order to seize the entire region. So, how exactly did they manage to do this?...


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♦Sources :

Atwood, C. P. Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire.

Goodrich, L. Carrington. A Short History of the Chinese People.

Man, John. Genghis Khan.

Shinno, Reiko. “The Mongol conquest and the new configuration of power, 1206-76”.

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