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1162 CE: Possible birth year of Genghis Khan.
1162 CE - 1227 CE: Life of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire.
1167 CE: Possible birth year of Genghis Khan.
1205 CE: The Mongols attack the Jurchen Jin state in northern China.
1206 CE - 1368 CE: The Mongol Empire rules in Central and East Asia.
1206 CE: A great Mongol conference of tribal leaders (khuriltai) awards Temujin the title of Genghis Khan ('universal ruler').
1206 CE - 1227 CE: Reign of Genghis Khan as the ruler of the Mongol Empire.
1209 CE: The Mongols attack the Jurchen Jin state in northern China.
1209 CE: The Mongols attack the Tangut state of Xi Xia.
1211 CE: The Mongols attack the Jurchen Jin state in northern China.
1212 CE - 1215 CE: The Mongols attack Song China, sacking over 90 cities.
1214 CE: The Jurchen Jin state signs a short-lived peace treaty with the Mongol Empire and is obliged to pay tribute.
1215 CE: The Mongols attack the Tangut state of Xi Xia.
1215 CE: The Mongols sack Beijing.
1215 CE: The Mongols attack the Jurchen Jin state in northern China.
1216 CE: The Mongols pursue the Khitan into Korea.
1218 CE - 1220 CE: The Mongols attack the Khwarazm Empire in Central Asia.
1219 CE: A Goryeo army allies with the Mongols to attack the Khitan in northern Korea.
1221 CE: The Mongols attack northern Afghanistan.
1223 CE: The Mongols defeat an army of the Kievan Rus at Kalka.
1227 CE: Death of Genghis Khan from illness.
1228 CE - 1240 CE: Composition of the Secret History of the Mongols.