When did the mongols invade china?

The Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan started the conquest with small-scale raids into Western Xia in 1205 and 1207. By 1279, the Mongol leader Kublai Khan had established the Yuan dynasty in China and crushed the last Song resistance, which marked the onset of all of China under the Mongol Yuan rule. read more

The Mongol conquest of China was a series of major military efforts by the Mongol Empire to invade China proper. It spanned six decades in the 13th century and involved the defeat of the Jin dynasty, Western Xia, the Dali Kingdom and the Southern Song. read more

The first Mongol forays into China began around 1000 A.D., but it was not until the arrival of Genghis Khan in 1205 that the Mongols got serious about invading and conquering the empire. After six decades of invasions, Mongol Kublai Khan was crowned emperor of all China in 1279. read more

CHINA INVADED BY THE MONGOLS [146] T HE great northern region beyond the Chinese wall is the nursery of many nations. These built up no civilizations of their own. Issuing forth, from time to time, as clouds of horsemen and conquering hordes, they seemed, while ravaging the abodes of luxury, to be only destroyers. read more