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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