Historical place archive

Karakorum in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Karakorum in Mongolia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1206–1241

Historical events in Karakorum

1206

1206
Succession
Ghengis · Mongol-Empire War

Confirmed as "Ghengis Khan" after campaigning for 12 years to unite the Mongol empire

1241

December 1241
Death of Ogatai
Ogatai · Mongol-Europe War

Dies after the Battle of Liegnitz, the Mongols retire to Karakorum

Provenance

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