Ogedei Khan (aka Ogodei) ruled the Mongol Empire from 1229 to 1241. He was the third son of Genghis Khan (r. 1206-1227), the empire's founder. Ogedei's accomplishments included creating a new capital at Karakorum, establishing a system of regional governance and taxation, and defeating the long-time enemy of the Mongols, the Jin state of northern China.
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c. 1186Birth of Mongol emperor Ogedei Khan.
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1206 - 1368The Mongol Empire rules in Central and East Asia.
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1219 - 1225Ogedei assists his father Genghis Khan on several military campaigns, notably against the Khwarazm empire.
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1228 - 1240Composition of the Secret History of the Mongols.
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1229 - 1241Reign of Ogedei Khan as the ruler of the Mongol Empire.
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1230 - 1231The Mongols attack the Jurchen Jin State.
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1231 - 1232Ogedei Khan leads a Mongol invasion into Korea.
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1233Kaifeng, capital of the Jurchen Jin State, falls after a lengthy siege by the Mongols.
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1234 - 1236Ogedei Khan orders a census to be conducted for tax purposes across northern China.
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Feb 1234The Mongols attack and conquer the Jurchen Jin State in northern China.
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1235Ogedei Khan orders the construction of a new capital of the Mongol Empire at Karakorum, Mongolia.
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1235The Mongols invade northern Iraq and western Asia
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1236 - 1242Multiple Mongol armies attack western Asia, Russia, Poland, and Hungary.
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21 Dec 1237The city of Ryazan (Riazan) is besieged and captured by the Mongols.
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1238The Mongols invade Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia.
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7 Feb 1238The Mongols capture the city of Vladimir.
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23 Mar 1238The Mongols capture the city of Torshok.
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6 Dec 1240The Mongols capture Kiev.
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9 Apr 1241The Mongols defeat an army led by Henry the Pious, the Duke of Silesia, near Liegnitz (Legnica).
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10 Apr 1241 - 11 Apr 1241The Mongols defeat an army led by Bela IV, king of Hungary, at the Battle of Mohi.
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Dec 1241The Mongols capture Buda and Pest.
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Dec 1241The Mongols capture the great city of Gran (Esztergom) in Hungary.
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11 Dec 1241Ogedei Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire, dies at the capital Karakorum.
