Ögedei Khan's Reign and Imperial Consolidation (1229–1241)

1. Ögedei elected Great Khan at kurultai

   Sep 13, 1229Labels: gedei Khan, Kurultai, Kherlen River

   • Britannica
   • gedei Wiki
   • Yuan timeline

2. Campaign resumes against the Jin dynasty

   Jan 1, 1230Labels: gedei Khan, Jin dynasty

   • Britannica
   • gedei Wiki

3. Mongol invasion of Goryeo begins

   Aug 26, 1231Labels: Mongol Empire, Goryeo

   • Korea invasions
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4. Siege of Kaifeng during Jin campaign

   Jun 1, 1232Labels: Kaifeng, Tolui

   • Britannica Kaifeng
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5. Jin dynasty destroyed at Caizhou

   Feb 9, 1234Labels: Caizhou, Jin dynasty

   • Caizhou
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6. Ögedei orders construction at Karakorum

   Jan 1, 1235Labels: Karakorum, gedei Khan

   • Karakorum
   • Mongol timeline

7. Kurultai authorizes broad multi-front offensives

   Jan 1, 1235Labels: Kurultai, gedei Khan

   • Korea invasions
   • Mongol timeline

8. Yelü Chucai advances taxation and bureaucracy

   Jan 1, 1235Labels: Yel Chucai, North China

   • Yel Chucai
   • Britannica

9. Expansion and formalization of the yam relay

   Jan 1, 1235Labels: Yam relay, gedei Khan

   • Yam
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10. Conquest of Volga Bulgaria begins in earnest

    Jan 1, 1236Labels: Batu Khan, Volga Bulgaria

    • Volga Bulgaria
    • Mongol timeline

11. Fall of Bilär in Volga Bulgaria campaign

    Oct 1, 1236Labels: Bil r, Volga Bulgaria

    • Bil r
    • Volga Bulgaria

12. Western invasion begins with sack of Ryazan

    Dec 21, 1237Labels: Ryazan, Batu Khan

    • Mongol timeline
    • Rus invasion

13. Sack of Kyiv during Rus’ campaign

    Dec 1, 1240Labels: Kyiv, Rus' principalities

    • Britannica
    • Rus invasion

14. Ögedei dies; Töregene becomes regent

    Dec 11, 1241Labels: gedei Khan, T regene

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    • Yuan timeline
    • Britannica