The Collapse of the Mongol World

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https://doi.org/10.3735/9781961844605.book.part.008

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Abstract

The coming of the Mongols out of central Asia transformed the world of the early thirteenth century. Temujin, or Genghis Khan, bound a series of tribes under his personal leadership and turned them into a fighting machine unmatched for ferocity and strength in the world at that time. Upon his death, however, Genghis’s domain—which stretched across Asia to the borders of Europe—was divided among his sons. His eldest son, Jochi, was to receive the westernmost margins of the Mongol world. The inheritance of his second son, Chagatai, comprised much of central Asia, stretching to the borders of Persia. Ögödei, the third son, was placed in charge of what is now Kazakhstan. The youngest, Tolui, was given a position of honor, taking over the family lands in Mongolia.