Mongol invasions
Khans' military campaigns
The Mongol invasions were a series of military campaigns by Mongol armies beginning in the early thirteenth century under Genghis Khan and continuing under his successors.
These conquests created the largest contiguous land empire in history, stretching from Korea to Eastern Europe.
The invasions devastated populations across Asia and the Middle East: The Mongol invasions reshaped the political map of Eurasia.
- Genghis KhanMongol Empire's founder
- Great KhanSupreme Mongol ruler
- demographic shiftsChanges in population composition
- composite bowLaminated recurved archery weapon
- horse archeryBowshooting from horseback
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