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|Mongol Empire divided into 4 khanates | |Mongol Empire divided into 4 khanates: | ||
* Yuan Dynasty ( | * Yuan Dynasty (east Asia) | ||
* Golden Horde (northwest) | * Golden Horde (northwest ) | ||
* Ilkhanate (southwest) | * Ilkhanate (southwest) | ||
* Chagatai | * Chagatai (central) | ||
|Asia | |Asia | ||
|Mongols | |Mongols | ||
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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 | * succession disputes arose among grandchildren of Genghis Khan over direction of Mongol rule as integrated into conquered areas or maintaining traditional steppe / nomadic identity | ||
* although Kublai Khan became emperor in 1260, he was nominal and not actual ("emperor in name only"). and each khanate was largely autonomous | |||
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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 before further disintegration of Mongol Empire |