Genghis Khan unites the Mongols
PoliticsDynastyA kurultai proclaims Temüjin as Genghis Khan, founding the Mongol Empire.
- Date
- 1206 · View on map
- Countries
- Mongolia
- Regions
- East AsiaCentral Asia
- Importance
- ★★★★★
- Sources
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