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CHRONOLOGY OF MONGOLIAN HISTORY
1500bc - Nomadic pastoralism appears on the steppes
1300bc - Animal Style art and Deer Stele
900bc - Mounted nomadism established
500bc - Iron commonly used for weapons and tools
552ad - The Turkish Period (Altai Turks)
1162 - The child Temujin, later to become Chinggis Khaan is born
1189 - Temujin takes the title Chinggis Khaan meaning Universal King
1206 - Chinggis Khaan proclaims himself ruler of the Mongol empire
1211 - Chinggis Khaan launches attack on China
1215 - Khanbalik (Beijing) falls to the Mongols
1227 - Chinggis Khaan dies
1235 - Karakorum is built by Chinggis' third and favourite son Ogedei Khaan
1236 - Start of campaigns to Europe and Russia
1246 - Ogedei's son Guyuk is Khaan for less than a year before dying
1251 - Mongke, one of Chingghis grandson becomes Khaan
1259 - Kublai, Mongke's brother becomes Khaan
1264 - Kublai Khaan moves the capital from Karakorum to Beijing
1275 - Marco Polo arrives in China
1279 - Kublai Khaan completes the conquest of China
1294 - Kublai Khaan dies
1295 - Mongol invasion of Syria
1368 - Mongols driven out of China
1400 - Civil war in Mongolia
1578 - Altan Khaan converts to Buddhism and gives the title Dalai Lama to Sonam Gyatso
1586 - Erdene Zuu, Mongolia's first monastery is started
1641 - Zanabazar proclaimed leader of Buddhists in Mongolia
1911 - Independence from China
1915 - Russia, China and Mongolia sign agreement to grant independence
1919 - Chinese invade Mongolia again
1920 - Chinese defeated; Mongolian Independence proclaimed by Sukhbaatar
1924 - Bogd Khaan (Holy King dies); Mongolian Peoples Republic declared by the communists
1939 - Russian and Mongolian troops fight Japan in Eastern Mongolia
1990 - Pro-democracy protests held; communists win multi party elections
1996 - Democratic coalition unexpectedly beats Communists in election
2000 - Communists unexpectedly thrash the Democrats in the election
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