Mongol invasions and conquests | |||||
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Expansion of the Mongol Empire 1206–94 | |||||
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Casualties and losses | |||||
Total dead: 20–57 million[1][2][3] |
The Mongol invasions and conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating history's largest contiguous empire, the Mongol Empire (1206–1368), which by 1260 covered large parts of Eurasia. Historians regard the Mongol devastation as one of the deadliest episodes in history.[4][5]