Mongolian Empire
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The Mongol Empire
Overview•Facts•Military Setup•The Yuan Dynasty•Marco Polo•Genghis Khan•Vassals of the Mongol Empire•Daily Life
Facts•Empire from 1206–1368•surface of 33 000 000 km2
•capital was Karakorum•religions where Shamanism, Buddhism, Christians and Islam
military setup
•Organization was simple but very effective
•lance forces, horse archers, ingeneers
The Yuan Dynasty
•Founded by Kublai Khan
•Lasted from 1271 to 1368
•Preceded the Ming Dynasty
Marco Polo
• born 1254, died 1324• Venetian trader and explorer• first traveler on the Silk Road
to China
Genghis Khan
• born 1162, died 1227• founder of the Mongol Empire• Real name was Temüjin
(ironworker)• He was the most powerful
emperor
Vassals of the Mongol EmpireMongolia was divided into 5 parts• Mongolia, Southern Siberia and
Manchuria; • North China and Tibet; • Khorazm, Mawarannahr and the
Hami Oases• Persia, Georgia, Armenia, Cilicia
and Turkey• Golden Horde.
Daily Life
Food•„white foods“ and „red
foods“•also animals as: rabbit,
deer, wild boar, squirrels and marmots (Murmeltier)
Daily LifeCurrency•coins (such as dirhams) or silver Akçe
•but also paper currency such as Sukhe
Daily LifeDomestic animals•The five most important
domestic animals were:•Horses•Cattle•Camels•Sheep/Goats
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