Timeline of the Mongol Empire
1160s: Birth of Temüjin, the future Chinggis Khan
1206: The kuriltai recognized Chingis as supreme ruler
.1209:Uighurs (based in N. Tarim basin) submit, followed by Tanguts.
1215: Mongols take Beijing, the northern capital of Jurchen (Jin).
1219-1220: Mongols invade Central Asia, destroying state of Khwarezm Shah.
1223: First encounter of Mongols with Russian armies (guess who won).
1226-1227: Destruction of Tangut state.
1227: Chinggis dies.
1235: Building of Karakorum on Orkhon R. as Mongol capital.
late 1230s: Mongol conquest of Eastern Europe.
1252: Empire-wide tax census.
1253-1255: William of Rubruck visits Mongol court in Karakorum.
1258: Conquest of Abbasid Caliphate.
1260s: Mongol capital moved to Beijing by Khubilai.
1261: Golden Horde and Genoa help Byzantines re-take Constantinople from Venetians/Latin crusaders.
1260s: Golden Horde treaty with Genoa; charter of privileges to Russian Church.
1270s-1290s: Marco Polo in China.
The several parts of Mongol Empire go their separate ways.
1279: Mongols finish off Sung Dynasty.
1313-1341: Reign of Khan Özbeg in Golden Horde.
1325-1354: Travels of Ibn Battuta including a stay at Khan Özbeg's court.
ca. 1340: Pegolotti writes his handbook.
2nd half 14th c.: Most parts of Mongol Empire dissolved
1368: End of Yüan (Mongol) Dynasty in China.
1395:Tamerlane destroys cities of Golden Horde.