Transcript mongol empire

Mongols were a pastoral people
from the region of modern day Mongolia .
•They were organized loosely into clans.
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Temujin – gradually unified the
Mongols.
1206 the Mongols elected a leader named Temujin
as the Genghis Khan “strong ruler”- he devoted
himself to conquest.
 He moved his troops into the quasi-Chinese Chinruled north China in 1211 and 1234 they destroyed the
capital city.
 Mongols brought much of the Eurasian landmass
under a single rule, creating the largest land empire in
history.
 Mongol armies traveled both to the west and to the
east. Some went as far as central Europe.
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AFTER THE DEATH OF GENGHIS
KHAN IN 1227
 The empire began to change.
 The united Genghis Khan empire was divided into
territories called KHANATES each under the rule.
 1231 – Mongols attacked Persia and then 1258defeated the Abbasids at Baghdad
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THE MONGOL DYNASTY IN CHINA
 KUBLAI KHAN –(Genghis Khan’s grandson)
completed the conquest of the Song and established a
new Chinese dynasty, the Yuan.
 He ruled China from 1279 -1294.
 Established his capital at Khanbaliq (“the city of the
Khan”) in northern China. Later the city would be
known by Chinese name Beijing.
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KUBLAI KHAN LEADERSHIP
 Dynasty continued to expand the empire.
 Conquered Vietnam.
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GOVERNMENT
 Adapted Chinese system of government.
 He abolished the civil service exams
 Established separate rules for the Mongols and for the
Chinese.
 Confucian principles.
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THE RISE OF THE JAPANESE STATE
 Japan is a chain of many islands.
Land Area: approx. 146,000sq miles or 378,000sq km.
 Main Islands:
(a) Hokkaido
(b) Honshu
(c) Kyushu
(d) Shikoku
Shotoku Taishi – the prince of
the Yamato clan, tried to unify
the various Japanese clans in
order to more effectively resist
an invasion by the Chinese.
Shotoku’s Accomplishments:
 Created a centralized government under a supreme
ruler; ruler portrayed as divine.
LEADERS OF EARLY ASIA
Leader: Genghis Khan
Place of Origin: Mongolia
Accomplishment(s):
1. Brought entire Eurasian landmass under his control.
2. Created largest land empire in history.
Leader: Kublai Khan
 Place of Origin: Mongolia
 Accomplishment:
 1. established Khanbaliq, conquered the Song dynasty
in China and invaded Vietnam temporarily and Java,
Sumatra, and Japan unsuccessfully.
Leader: Shotoku Taishi
 Place of Origin: Japan
 Accomplishments:
 Created centralized government under a supreme
ruler; ruler portrayed as divine.
Leader: Minamoto Yoritomo
 Place of Origin: Japan
 Accomplishments:
 Created shogunate and moved center of control to
Tokyo.