Mongols

The Mongols are an ethnic group that originated in modern-day Mongolia, Russia, and China. They successfully invaded and controlled much of Asia, including all of China, parts of Russia, and most of the Middle East during the Middle Ages. At the height of their empire they controlled 22% of the Earth's total land area around 12,741,000 square miles. Given their size they were the world's second largest empire ever to exist right behind the British Empire and the world's largest Contiguous empire ever 6 times the size of the empire of Alexander the Great.

Their most famous leader was Genghis Khan (1162 to 1227, ruled 1206-1227 A.D.), .

Today the Mongols dominate the large country of Mongolia, as well as some neighboring areas in China.

## See also[edit]

* Ethnic Groups Gallery

## Further reading[edit]

* Honeychurch, William, et al. eds. Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire (2009), essays by scholars
* Morgan, David. The Mongols (2007) excerpt and text search
* Saunders, J. J. The History of the Mongol Conquests (2001)excerpt and text search