Impact of the Mongol Rise on Silk Road Trade

Timeline

1. 1206Onon River · Mongolian PlateauTemüjin convened a kurultai on the banks of the Onon River, was proclaimed great khagan, and took the title Genghis Khan. The tribes of the Mongolian Plateau ended their division and fragmentation, forming a unified political entity.
2. 1206–1210Eurasian steppe Silk Road · Steppe Silk RoadAfter Mongol unification, steppe postal relays and caravan protection systems were reorganized, weakening old tribal robbery. The security of overland trade routes between Central Asian oasis city-states, East Asia, and West Asia improved, and the focus of trade routes began shifting toward Mongol-controlled areas.