Famous Mongol Conquests
Famous Mongol Conquests is a structured history dataset with 14 entries. Its fields include Conquest, Year, Region. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 14 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Conquest, Year, Region, Mongol Leader, Opponent, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1209 to 1281
- Across 14 preview rows
- Region groups
- 11 distinct values
- Across 14 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Conquest, Year, and Region across history entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 14 downloadable records
Conquest↕ | Year↕ | Region↕ | Mongol Leader↕ | Opponent↕ | Outcome↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conquest of Western Xia | 1209 | Northwest China | Genghis Khan | Western Xia dynasty | Tangut state vassalized, later destroyed 1227 |
Invasion of Khwarezmia | 1219 | Central Asia | Genghis Khan | Khwarezmian Empire | Empire destroyed, Samarkand and Bukhara sacked |
Sack of Samarkand | 1220 | Uzbekistan | Genghis Khan | Khwarezmian garrison | City surrendered, population massacred or enslaved |
Battle of the Kalka River | 1223 | Ukraine | Subutai and Jebe | Rus and Cumans | Mongol scouts crushed combined Rus forces |
Destruction of Western Xia | 1227 | Northwest China | Genghis Khan | Western Xia dynasty | Dynasty annihilated, Genghis died during campaign |
Conquest of Jin dynasty | 1234 | North China | Ogedei Khan | Jin dynasty | Jin capital Kaifeng fell 1233, dynasty extinguished |
Sack of Kiev | 1240 | Ukraine | Batu Khan | Kievan Rus | City destroyed, most inhabitants killed |
Battle of Legnica | 1241 | Poland | Baidar and Kadan | Henry II of Silesia | Polish and German knights routed |
Battle of Mohi | 1241 | Hungary | Batu Khan and Subutai | King Bela IV | Hungarian army destroyed, kingdom devastated |
Sack of Baghdad | 1258 | Iraq | Hulagu Khan | Abbasid Caliphate | Caliph executed, House of Wisdom destroyed |
Battle of Ain Jalut | 1260 | Palestine | Kitbuqa | Mamluk Sultanate (Baibars) | First major Mongol defeat, advance halted |
Conquest of Southern Song | 1279 | Southern China | Kublai Khan | Southern Song dynasty | Battle of Yamen ended Song, Yuan dynasty founded |
First invasion of Japan | 1274 | Kyushu, Japan | Kublai Khan | Kamakura shogunate | Storm scattered fleet, invasion failed |
Second invasion of Japan | 1281 | Kyushu, Japan | Kublai Khan | Kamakura shogunate | Kamikaze typhoon destroyed fleet |
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