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We need a page specifically on the Mongol Empire. Here's a start.
The '''Mongol Empire''' was the largest land empire in history, started by [[Genghis Kahn]] who united the [[Mongol]]s and led them to conquer China, central Asia, and Persia. His sons divided the empire into four "khanates" or "ulus", under the Great Kahn Ogedei son of Genghis <ref>http://www.allempires.com/article/index.php?q=The_Mongol_Empire</ref>.
Batu, Kahn of the Golden Horde (Russia), invaded Europe in 1241. He sacked [[Krakow]] and defeated the Polish army, but the death of Ogedei in Asia caused him to retreat since all Mongols traditionally needed to be personally present at the election of a new Kahn. <ref>''The Collected What If? Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been.'' Ed. Robert Cowley.</ref>
The Russians continued for centuries to pay tribute to the Kahnate of the Golden Horde.