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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]].

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 the [[Middle Ages]]. 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 the [[British Empire]] and the world's largest Contiguous empire ever 6 times the size of the  

 

Their most famous leader was [[Genghis Khan]] (1162 to 1227, ruled 1206-1227 A.D.), .

 

 

* Honeychurch, William, et al. eds. ''Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire'' (2009), essays by scholars

* Morgan, David. ''The Mongols'' (2007) [http://www.amazon.com/Mongols-Peoples-Europe-David-Morgan/dp/1405135395/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260550272&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]

* Saunders, J. J. ''The History of the Mongol Conquests'' (2001)[http://www.amazon.com/History-Mongol-Conquests-J-Saunders/dp/0812217667/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260550272&sr=1-10 excerpt and text search]

 

 

[[category:Medieval History]]

[[category:Medieval History]]