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Submission of the Kereit

Type Event Region Mongolian steppe Time c. 1199

Around 1199 Temüjin's relations with his adoptive father Ong Khan soured and internal Kereit power struggles intensified;…

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  1. c. 1199Mongolian steppe · Mongolian steppeTemüjin and Ong Khan fell out over power distribution and mutual suspicion, with conflicts becoming public in exchanges between their envoys.
  2. c. 1199Mongolian steppe · Mongolian steppeSome Kereit vassals and affiliated tribes broke away from Ong Khan and turned to Temüjin, and the Kereit alliance began to disintegrate.
  3. c. 1199Mongolian steppe · Mongolian steppeThe submitting tribes strengthened Temüjin's military force and political appeal, laying the foundation for the subsequent complete defeat of the Kereit.

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