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Mongol Empire (former nation/state/empire) |
Note: Refers to a series of empires and khanates ruled by the Mongols, a nomadic group from the Asian steppes; was founded in 1206 by Genghis Khan, who conquered much of Asia by 1227; later was ruled by Kublai Khan and other grandsons and descendents of Ghengis Khan; empire began in Mongolia in northwest China, and extended over a huge area from the Adriatic Sea to the Pacific Coast; collapsed in the early 15th century. |
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| Mongol Empire (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Great Khan, Empire of the (H,O)
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............ | "Great Khan" was the ruler chosen to be supreme over other Khanates in the Mongol Empire |
| Empire of the Great Khan (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| former nation/state/empire (preferred, C) |
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| historical region (C) |
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existed from the 13th to the early 15th cen. |
| empire (H) |
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Har Horin .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Mongolia, South Khangai) [6002973] |
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