Mongol Empire

Great Mongol Nation

Steppe Empire (1206-1260)

Location: Mongolia, Siberia, China, Central Asia, Iran, South Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East

Capital City: Avarga (1206-1235), Karakorum (1235-1260)

Government type: Elective Monarchy

Main languages: Mongol, Mandarin, Persian, Turkic, Old Russian, Tibetan, Arabic, Tangut

Main religions: Tengrisim, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Mongol Shamanism, Chinese Folk Religion, Sunni Islam, Shia Islam, Nestorian Christianity, Orthodox Christianity

Chronology

1206: Temüjin unites the Mongols, takes the title of Genghis Khan, and begins a campiagn of rapid conquests, continued by his heirs

1260: The empire de facto breaks up into the Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, Chagatai Khanate, and Great Yuan after the death of Möngke Khan, but the Yuan Khans would continue to claim overlordship of all Mongol realms until the mid-14th century

Currency

Dinar (1206-1260)

1 Dinar = 60 Fals/Jital • 1 Dirham = 7/10 Dinar

Coins from the Mongol Empire in the collection

•1 Jital, 1221 (Genghis Khan (1206-1227), copper, Badakhshan mint, Islamic#B1972)