The division of the Mongol Empire began after Möngke Khan died in 1259 in the siege of Diaoyu Castle with no declared successor, precipitating infighting between members of the Tolui family line for t
The Mongols at war
Kublai Khan (Emperor Shizu of Yuan), Genghis Khan's grandson and founder of the Yuan dynasty
A Yuan dynasty jade belt plaque featuring carved designs of a dragon.
Batu Khan establishes the Golden Horde.
Turco-Mongol tradition
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The Turco-Mongol or Turko-Mongol tradition was an ethnocultural synthesis that arose in Asia during the 13-14th century among the ruling elites of the Golden Horde and the Chagatai Khanate. The ruling
Timur feasts in the environs of Samarkand. Zafarnama ("Book of Victories"), 1436
The Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur made Samarkand the capital of his empire