How did the mongol empire fall?

"The Decline and Fall of the Mongol Empire," by David Morgan, is published in the latest issue of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. David Morgan is a Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has written numerous articles and books about the Mongols and the Middle East. read more

The Mongol Empire (Mongolian: Mongolyn Ezent Güren listen (help · info); Mongolian Cyrillic: Монголын эзэнт гүрэн; [mɔŋɡ(ɔ)ɮˈiːŋ ɛt͡sˈɛnt ˈɡurəŋ]; also Орда ("Horde") in Russian chronicles) existed during the 13th and 14th centuries and was the largest contiguous land empire in history. read more

Decline and Fall of the Yuan Dynasty The yuan Dynasty was created by Kublai Khan (picture on the left) around 1260, and fell in 1368 when Toghon Temur, the last mongol emperor was driven out of China. read more