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|Mongol Empire divided into 4 khanates | |Mongol Empire divided into 4 khanates | ||
* Yuan Dynasty (China under Kublai Khan as nominal - name only- overall emperor) | |||
* Golden Horde (northwest) | |||
* Ilkhanate (southwest) | |||
* Chagatai | |||
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* succession disputes arose among grandchildren of Genghis Khan over direction of Mongol rule as integrated into conquered areas or maintaining traditional steppe / nomadic identity | |||
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|click expand for political map of Asia in 1335 showing Mongol Khanates before further disintegration of Mongol Empire | |||
|click expand for political map of Asia in 1335 showing Mongol Khanates | |||
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[[File:Asia in 1335.svg|left|thumb|Asia in 1335. Mongol states are Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, Chagatai Khanate & Yuan Dynasty]] | [[File:Asia in 1335.svg|left|thumb|Asia in 1335. Mongol states are Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, Chagatai Khanate & Yuan Dynasty]] |