HIST1005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Genghis Khan, Abbasid Caliphate, Pope Innocent Iv
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1210: ended he rib ary rela ion wi h he j rchen jin dynas y. 1212-1215: invaded jin"s erri ory in nor h china, beijing. 1218-1226: conq ered persian s nni m slim dynas y, khwarezmian empire, and o hers. 1234: conq ered he jin dynas y and occ pied nor h china. 1237-1242: invaded moscow, kiev, poland, h ngary, and near vienna. 1245-1247: pope innocen iv comm nica ed wi h g y g khan. Mongols were killing chris ians all over e rope. 1218: the fall of baghdad and he abbasid calipha e. Con in o s invasion of he so hern song china. 1258: invasion of dai vie , nor hern vie nam. So h china/nor hern vie nam = ropical, diffic l for mongols on horseback.