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Temüjin's steppe unification process

Type Event Region Mongolian steppe Time c. 1191–1200

By around 1200, Temüjin had largely controlled the eastern and central tribes of the Mongolian Plateau, becoming the steppe's most powerful single le…

Timeline

  1. c. 1191–1195Mongolian steppe · Mongolian steppeTemüjin consolidated his core followers around the Onon River, gradually defeating or absorbing neighboring small tribes and establishing a secure base.
  2. c. 1196–1199Mongolian steppe · Mongolian steppeThrough alliance and war he successively weakened the Tatars, Merkits, Jamukha, and Kereit, reshaping the balance of power on the steppe.
  3. c. 1200Mongolian steppe · Mongolian steppeBy around 1200, Temüjin controlled most of the Mongolian Plateau's grazing lands, tribes successively submitted, and the unification process made decisive progress.

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