Wars

Mongol Invasions and Conquests

Medieval, the Mongol Empire against numerous Eurasian states

Citation Formats

General Reference

War and Military Atlas. "Mongol Invasions and Conquests." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/mongol-invasions-and-conquests.

APA Style

War and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Mongol Invasions and Conquests. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/mongol-invasions-and-conquests

BibTeX

@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-mongol-invasions-and-conquests,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Mongol Invasions and Conquests},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/mongol-invasions-and-conquests},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Mongol conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, as the Mongol Empire (1206-1368) fought and subdued numerous states including the Western Xia, the Jin dynasty, the Song dynasty, and polities across Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, creating the largest contiguous land empire in history and covering, by 1260, a significant portion of Eurasia. The Mongol Empire began to fragment from 1260, with Mongol rule ending at different times in different regions.

Facts

Start Year

1206 1

End Year

1368 1

Combatants

The Mongol Empire against numerous states including the Western Xia, the Jin dynasty, the Song dynasty, and polities across Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia 1

Outcome

Creation of the largest contiguous land empire in history, covering a significant portion of Eurasia by 1260; the empire began to fragment from 1260 1

Cross-Tradition Connections