Panchronia

Mongol Empire

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1206 – 1368 · up to 27,426 thousand km² · Asia, Eastern Europe & Russia

Capital: Avarga (1206–1235), Karakorum (1235–1260), Khanbaliq (1271–1368), Xanadu

The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the medieval empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe, extending northward into Siberia and east and southward into the Indian subcontinent, mounting invasions of Southeast Asia, and conquering the Iranian plateau; and reaching westward as far as the Levant and the Carpathian Mountains.

Predecessors: Great Jin, Kara-Khitans, Western Xia, Khwarezmid Dynasty

Successors: Ming Dynasty

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