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The '''Mongols''' are an ethnic group that originated in modern day [[Mongolia]], [[Russia]], and [[China]].  They successfully invaded Russia in wintertime and terrorized all of Asia and Eastern Europe during the [[Middle Ages]].

The '''Mongols''' are an ethnic group that originated in modern day [[Mongolia]], [[Russia]], and [[China]].  They successfully invaded and controlled much of Asia, including all of [[China]], parts of [[Russia]], and most of the [[Middle East]] during [[Medieval Times]]. At the height of their empire they controlled  22% of the Earth's total land area around 12,741,000 square miles. Given their size they were the world's second largest empire ever to exist right behind [[Great Britain]] and the world's largest Contiguous empire ever 6 times the size of the [[Roman Empire]].

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