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World History empires name meanings study guide (view source)
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* Genghis Khan conquered / united central/northern Asian "tribal confederations" who were in constant warfare with one another | * Genghis Khan conquered / united central/northern Asian "tribal confederations" who were in constant warfare with one another | ||
[[File:Mongol Empire c.1207.png|thumb|Mongol Empire c. 1207, upon Genghis Khan's consolidation of Mongol tribes in the northern steppe. Temüjin took the name "Genghis Khan" that year.|250x250px|none]] | |||
[[File: | * upon Genghis Khan's death the empire was divided into four "fragment" empires: | ||
** Yuan Dynasty | |||
** Golden Horde | |||
** Chagatia Khanate | |||
** Ilkhanate | |||
[[File:Asia in 1335.svg|thumb|Asia in 1335, showing the four "Khanates", successor empires to the Mongol Empire, often referred to as "fragments" of it.|alt=Relict states of the Mongol Empire|none|250x250px]] | |||
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|Golden Horde (Mongol) | |Golden Horde (Mongol) | ||
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* | *"Golden Horde" means "Great State" in Turkic. | ||
*founded by Batu Khan, a grandson of Ghengis Khan | |||
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* the Golden Horde ruled over central/northern Eurasia from the Chinabove the Black and Caspian Seas | |||
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