Polity · 1206 CE – 1293 CE
Mongol Empire
Их Монгол улс
- Peak recorded area
- 27,426,500 km²
- 1279 CE
- Rulers on record
- 5
- from 1206 CE
- Data series
- 5
- 1206 CE–1206 CE
Overview
The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the medieval empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe, extending northward into Siberia and east and southward into the Indian subcontinent, mounting invasions of Southeast Asia, and conquering the Iranian plateau; and reaching westward as far as the Levant and the Carpathian Mountains.
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Territory
12 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1293 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Levels | 5levels1206 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Territory km² | 25.2Msq km1206 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels | 5levels1206 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy | 3levels1206 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Settlement Hierarchy | 5levels1206 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Rulers
5 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Genghis KhanHead of State1206 CE – 1227 CE
- Ögedei KhanHead of State1229 CE – 1241 CE
- Güyük KhanHead of State1246 CE – 1248 CE
- Möngke KhanHead of State1251 CE – 1259 CE
- Kublai KhanHead of State1260 CE – 1294 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Mongolic
- Currency
- balysh
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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Mongol Empire is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.