China is Conquered

China Is Conquered

        China has been conquered by the Mongols. Temujin, otherwise known as, Genghis Khan, was the leader of the Mongols. Khan was also the leader of the Mongolian Empire. Khan with his sons and his "invincible" army, set out to conquer the north and the south China. Genghis Khan and his Mongolian army, had a more successful conquering of the north rather than the south. This time era was known as the Yuan Dynasty.

   The Yuan Dynasty

   The Yuan Dynasty lasted from about 1271-1368 AD. The Yuan Dynasty was established by the Mongolian ruler, Kublai Khan and Emperor Shizu in 1271. Kublai Khan is Genghis Khan's grandson, who conquered the Yuan Dynasty and changed it's capital to Beijing in 1271. Genghis Kahn originally conquered north and south China, before the Yuan Dynasty formulated. Genghis led the Mongols to vicious invasions, conquering north and south China. Genghis started his invasions around 1207, and this was considered the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. Genghis essentially started the Yuan Dynasty, but when Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227 AD, in the year 1271 AD, Genghis' grandson Kublai Khan became ruler of the Mongolian Empire and ruled the Yuan Dynasty. During the Yuan Dynasty the Mongols were also led by Genghis Khan's sons as well. During Genghis's ruling, he killed over millions of people in China. Although Genghis did kill millions of people in the south, he had most of his success in the north. In the north the Mongols conquered almost all of the land in the north, and their trade in the Mongolian Empire increased in north China. During the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan was able to increase trade routes along the silk road. The Yuan Dynasty ended the Xixia and Jin Dynasties. The reason these Dynasties were declined were from Genghis Khan and his army of Mongols killing and conquering China.

    Mongols

    The reason the Mongols wanted to conquer China was due to the ecology, trade, and disruptions. Between 1180-1220 AD, the climate of China changed. The temperature dropped an average of about twenty degrees. The Mongols were concerned, the were losing animals and the growing season was cut short. With out animals and crops, the Mongols didn't have much to trade. This caused the Mongols to conquer more land, so they would have more crops and animals to trade. This was also a problem, the Mongols needed more things to trade. Other neighboring empires weren't trading with the Mongolian Empire, because the Mongols didn't have good trading success. The disruptions of China at this time were the dynasties being held between around the late 11th century and early 12th century. This caused Genghis Khan to lead the Mongols and Mongolian Empire to rebel against all of China. They made gruesome invasions all over China. Anyone who would come in there way, most likely would be killed. Although a few empires did pay the Mongols to not conquer or kill people that were part of their empire.