| Term | Definition |
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cavalry |
the type of military force that made up the entire mongol military |
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tumens |
basic fighting units |
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khwarazm empire |
an islamic territory that Chinggis Khan directed his troops against |
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Ogedei |
the person who succeeded chinggis khan |
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Seljuk turks |
mongol conquest other than the abbasid dynasty in Baghdad |
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Ikhan khanate |
the khanate that invaded the muslim heartland |
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Mamluk |
the group who defeated the mongols in 1260 at Ain Jalut |
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Kabul Khan |
Chinggis khan's great grandfather |
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Kubilai khan |
chinggis khan's grandson who went against the song |
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Hulegu |
ruler of ikhan horde |
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timur-I Lang |
the turkic nomadic leader who began a period of conquests in 1360s |
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karakorum |
capital of mongol empire |
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Asia |
the region where most of the technological innovations came from and ended up in the west during the 13th and 14th centuries |
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1206 |
the year chinggis khan was elected |
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1433 |
the year the ming dynasty halted state-sponspored commercial voyages |