Transmission of Technology and Science across Mongol Eurasia (13th century)

1. Mongol Empire founded, interregional mobility expands

   Jan 1, 1206Labels: Genghis Khan, Mongol Empire

   • Britannica
   • Pax Mongolica

2. Khwarazm campaign opens western knowledge corridors

   Jan 1, 1219Labels: Khwarazm Campaign, Khwarazmian Empire

   • Britannica
   • Pax Mongolica

3. Ögedei formalizes the Yam relay-post network

   Jan 1, 1234Labels: gedei Khan, Yam system

   • gedei Khan
   • Yam route

4. Mongol conquest of the Jin reshapes siege know-how

   Jan 1, 1234Labels: Jin dynasty, Siegecraft

   • Britannica
   • Gunpowder History

5. Carpini’s mission records Mongol logistics and exchange

   Jan 1, 1245Labels: Giovanni da, Papal mission

   • Britannica
   • Pax Mongolica

6. Rubruck travels to the Mongol court via imperial routes

   Jan 1, 1253Labels: William of, M ngke

   • Britannica
   • Pax Mongolica

7. Fall of Baghdad links Chinese and Islamic war technologies

   Feb 10, 1258Labels: Siege of, H leg

   • Britannica
   • Gunpowder History

8. Maragheh Observatory established under Ilkhanid patronage

   Jan 1, 1259Labels: Maragheh Observatory, Na r

   • MPIWG
   • Maragheh Obs

9. Kublai issues unified Yuan paper currency (Jiaochao)

   Aug 1, 1260Labels: Kublai Khan, Jiaochao

   • Jiaochao
   • Kublai Khan

10. Jamal al-Din presents Islamic astronomical instruments to Kublai

    Jan 1, 1267Labels: Jamal al-Din, Astronomical instruments

    • Jamal al Din
    • BEA McGill

11. ‘Phags-pa script completed for imperial multilingual use

    Jan 1, 1269Labels: Phagpa script, Drog n

    • Cambridge JCH
    • Phagpa

12. Islamic Astronomical Bureau established in Yuan Beijing

    Jan 1, 1271Labels: Islamic Astronomical, Yuan Beijing

    • Islamic Bureau
    • BEA McGill

13. Muslim counterweight trebuchets used at Xiangyang siege

    Mar 14, 1273Labels: Xiangyang siege, Counterweight trebuchet

    • Xiangyang
    • Siege weapons

14. Mongol-linked gunpowder knowledge appears in Middle Eastern texts

    Jan 1, 1280Labels: Gunpowder diffusion, Middle Eastern

    • Gunpowder History
    • Gunpowder Age

15. Ilkhanate attempts Yuan-style paper money in Tabriz

    Sep 12, 1294Labels: Gaykhatu, Ilkhanate

    • Gaykhatu
    • Jiaochao