Mongol Empire
13th- and 14th-century empire originating in Mongolia
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Summary
Mongol Empire is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52,924 views/month, #4 of 1,549).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Tengrism[3], shamanism[4], Buddhism[5], Nestorianism[6], Islam[7]
- Continent: Eurasia[8]
- Instance of: empire[9], khanate[10]
- Head of state: Genghis Khan[11], Ögedei Khan[12], Güyük Khan[13], Möngke Khan[14], Kublai Khan[15], Toghon Temür[16]
- Capital: Avarga[17], Karakorum[18], Khanbaliq[19], Xanadu[20]
- Official language: Mongolic[21], Turkic[22], Chinese[23], Persian[24]
- Currency: balysh[25]
- Basic form of government: elective monarchy[26], hereditary monarchy[27]
- Flag: Flag of the Mongol Empire[28]
- Legislative body: kurultai[29]
- Commons category: Mongol Empire[30]
- Has seal, badge, or sigil: Imperial Seal of Mongolia[31]
- Has part(s): Yuan dynasty[32], Chagatai Khanate[33], Golden Horde[34], House of Ögedei[35], Ilkhanate[36]
- Inception: 1206[37]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1368[38]
- Coordinate location: 47.1, 109.16666666666667[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mongol Empire[40]
- Population: 160,000,000[41]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: بوابة:الإمبراطورية المغولية[42]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[43]
- Participant in: Siege of Nishapur[44]
- Replaces: Jin dynasty[45], Qara Khitai[46], Western Xia[47], Anushtegin dynasty[48], Nizari Ismaili state[49]
- Replaced by: Ming dynasty[50]
- Official name: Их Монгол улс[51]
- Native label: Их Монгол улс[52]
Why It Matters
Mongol Empire has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]