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CHINGGIS KHAN supreme Mongol ruler (khagan); began Mongols rise to world power. died 1227
TUMENS basic fighting units of Mongol forces; made up of 10,000 cavalrymen divided into smaller units
TANGUT Rulers of Xi Xia kingdom of NW China during S. Song period; conquered by Mongols 1226
MUHAMMAD SHAH II Turkik ruler of Muslim Khwrazm; conquered by Muslims 1220
KARAKORUM Capital of Mongol Empire under Chinggis Khan.
BATU Grandson of Chinggis Khan & ruler of Golden Horde. Invaded Russia 1236.
OGEDEI 3rd son of Chinggis Khan; succeeded him as Mongol khagan.
SHAMANISTIC RELIGION Mongol beliefs focused on nature spirits with a shaman as leader of rituals.
GOLDEN HORDE 1/4 regional subdivisions after Chinggis's death; conquered & ruled Russia during 13th-14th C.
HULEGU Grandson of Chinggis & ruler of Ilkhan khanate; captured & destroyed Abbasid Baghdad.
MAMLUKS Muslim slave warriors; est. dynasty in Egypt; led by Baibars; defeated Mongols at Ain Jalut 1260.
PRESTER JOHN A mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom supposedly had been cut off from Europe by Muslim conquests; some thought he was Chinggis.
ILKHAN KHANATE 1/4 regional subdivisions after Chinggis's death. Eventually included much of Abbasid Empire.
KUBILAI KHAN Grandson of Chinggis; conquered China and est. Yuan dynasty 1271.
TATU Mongol capital of Yuan dynasty; present-day Beijing.
CHABI Influential wife of Kubilai Khan; demonstrated refusal of Mongol women to adopt restrictive social conventions of Confucian China, such as foot binding and seclusion.
NESTORIANS Asian Christian sect; cut off from Europe by Muslim invasions.
TIMUR-I-LANG Last major nomad leader; 14th C Turkik ruler of Samarkand; empire disintegrated after his death. Attacked Persi, Fertile Cresent, India, S. Russia.
KURILTAI Meeting of all Mongol chieftans at which the supreme ruler of all tribes was selected.
WHITE LOTUS SOCIETY Secret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty.
JU YUANZHANG Chinese peasant who led successful revolt against Yuan; founded Ming dynasty.
KHAGAN Title of supreme ruler of the Mongol tribes.
KHANATES 4 regional Mongol kingdoms that arose after Chinggis's death
ROMANCE OF THE WEST CHAMBER Famous Chinese dramatic work written during the Yuan dynasty.
BATTLE OF KULIKOVA Russian army victory over the forces of the Golden Horde; helped break Mongol hold over Russia.
BAIBARS Commander of Mamluk forces at Ain Jalut; originally enslaved Mongols and sold to Egyptians.
BERKE A Goldn Horde ruler; converted to Islam; threat to Hulegu with Mamluks in Egypt stalled further Mongol conquests in Middle East.
MING DYNASTY Succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty 1368-1644; huge trade expeditions to S. Asia & elsewhere; later concentrated on internal China development.
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