Chapter 14: The Last Great Nomadic Challenges: from Chinggis Khan to Timur
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Chinggis Khan | elected khagen of all mongol tribes; responsible for conquest of northern kingdoms of China, territories as far west as the Abbasid regions |
| khanates | four regional Mongol kingdoms that arose following the death of Chinggis Khan |
| kuriltai | meeting of all Mongol chieftains ar which the supreme ruler of all tribes was selected |
| tumens | basic fighting units of the Mongol forces; 10,000 cavalry men which was further divided into units of 1,000, 100, and 10 |
| Karakorum | capital of the Mongol Empire under Chinggis Khan |
| Golden Horde | one of the four subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after Chinggis Khan's death, originally ruled by his grandson, Batu |
| Battle of Kulikova | Russian Army victory over the forces of the Golden Horde; helped break Mongol hold over Russia |
| Prestor John | name given to a mythical Christian monarch whose kingdom had supposedly been cut off from Europe by the Muslilm conquests; Chinggis Khan was originally believed to be this mythical ruler |
| Kubilai Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan; commander of Mongol forces responsible for conquest of China; became khagen in 1260; established Sinicized Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China |
| Kabul Khan | defests army of Qin Kingdom in northern China |
| khagen | supreme ruler of Mongol tribes |
| Ogodei | third son of Chinggis Khan who is named khagen after the death of Chinggis |
| Batu Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan; khan of the golden horde led invasion of russia |
| "Tatars/Tartars" | "people from hell;" carried out the only successful winter invasion of Russia; does not invade western europe due to the death of Ogedei and the upcoming battle for succession |
| Hulegu Khan | grandson of Chinggis Khan; leads Ilkhan khanate; focused on muslin lands of middle east and north africa |
| Yuan Dynasty | established by Kublai Khan; had a social hierarchy; |
| Chabi | wife of Kublai Khan; advised Kublai in political and diplomatic matters; actively promoted Buddhism |
| Marco Polo | administrator under Kublai Khan for 17 years |
| White Lotus Society | secret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty in China; typical of peasant resistance to Mongol rule. |
| Ju Yuanzhang | establishes Ming Dynasty |
| Timur-i Lang/Tamerlane | Turkic leader who leads attack against China; many people believed he was a reoccurrence of Mongol power |
| Tatu | capital of Yuan Dynasty |
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