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Pax Mongolica: Mongol Empire facilitation of Silk Road exchange (13th–14th centuries CE)

Pax Mongolica: Mongol Empire facilitation of Silk Road exchange (13th–14th centuries CE)

  1. Temüjin proclaimed Genghis Khan at kurultai

    Labels: Tem jin, Kurultai, Mongol Empire

  2. Mongol invasion of Khwarazm opens westward routes

    Labels: Khwarazmian Empire, Mongol army, Central Asia

  3. Death of Genghis Khan and succession planning begins

    Labels: Genghis Khan, Succession, Mongol elites

  4. Ögedei elected Great Khan and expands administration

    Labels: gedei Khan, Great Khan, Imperial administration

  5. Yam postal-relay network expanded across the empire

    Labels: Yam, Postal network, Relay stations

  6. Papal envoy Carpini reaches Mongol court

    Labels: Giovanni da, Papal envoy, Mongol court

  7. Hülegü founds the Ilkhanate in Iran

    Labels: H leg, Ilkhanate, Iran

  8. Battle of ʿAyn Jālūt limits Mongol western expansion

    Labels: Battle of, Mamluks, Mongol forces

  9. Kublai Khan establishes the Yuan dynasty

    Labels: Kublai Khan, Yuan dynasty, China

  10. Marco Polo’s overland journey demonstrates route security

    Labels: Marco Polo, Overland journey, Yuan court

  11. Ghazan converts the Ilkhanate to Islam

    Labels: Ghazan, Ilkhanate, Islam

  12. Death of Abu Saʿid accelerates Ilkhanate fragmentation

    Labels: Abu Sa, Ilkhanate fragmentation, Iran

  13. Pegolotti’s merchant handbook records a “safe road” to Cathay

    Labels: Francesco Pegolotti, Pratica della, Merchants

  14. Siege of Caffa links Black Death to Eurasian trade routes

    Labels: Siege of, Genoese colony, Black Death