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19 Cards in this Set
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kuriltai
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meeting of all the Mongol chieftains
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khagan
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supreme ruler of the Mongol tribes
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tumens
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mongol forces were divided into armies made up of basic fighting units
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karakorum
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new capital on the steppes
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Batu
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grandson and heir of the khangan's recently deceased son
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Ogedei
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third son of Chinggis Khan was elected grand Khan
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Golden Horde
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name of the army named after the golden tent of the early khans of the western sector of the Mongol Empire
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khanates
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four sectors of Golden Horde of which Mongol Empire was divided at the time of Chinggies Khan's death
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Battle of Kulikova
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Russians beat Golden Horde broke Mongol control over Russia
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Prester John
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name given to a mythical rich and powerful Christian monarch whose kingdom had supposedly been cut off from Europe by the Muslim conquests
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Baibars
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commander of the Egyptian forces, and many of his lieutenants had been enslaved by the Mongols some years earlier and sold in Egypt, where they rose to power through military service
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Berke
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new khan of the Golden Horde to the north who was converted to Islam
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Kubilai Khan
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grandson of Chinggis Khan, took contorl of Song dynasty
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Dadu
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Mongol capital in the north of China
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Chabi
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wife of Kubilai Khan, promoted Buddhist interests in the highest circles of government
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White Lotus Society
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secret religious sects were dedicated to overthrowing the dynasty
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Timur-i Lang
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Turkic invaders across asia
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Ming Dynasty
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next dynasty after Mongols overtaken
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Zhi Yuanchang
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founder of Ming Dynasty, of peasant descent
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