Medieval era · 1205 – 1279

Mongol conquest of China

The Mongol conquest of China was a series of major military efforts by the Mongol Empire to conquer various empires ruling over China for 74 years (1205–1279). It spanned over seventy years in the 13th century and involved the defeat of the Jin dynasty, Western Liao, Western Xia, Tibet, the Dali Kingdom, the Southern Song, and the Eastern Xia.

Mongol conquest of China
Mongol conquest of China · Sayf al-Vâhidî. Hérât. Afghanistan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1205 – 1279
Where
Southern Song dynasty
Era
Medieval

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