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Temüjin begins unifying the Mongol tribes in the 1180s

Type Event Region Asia Time 1181–1190

In the 1180s, Temüjin (later Genghis Khan) rose on the Mongolian Plateau, integrating scattered Mongol tribes through marriage, alliance, and conques…

Timeline

  1. 1181–1183Eastern Mongolian Plateau · MongoliaAfter Temüjin's father Yesügei was killed and the family declined, in the early 1180s he broke free of Tayichiud control, allied with Jamukha, gradually gathered followers, and began rebuilding Borjigin power.
  2. 1183–1187Mongolian Plateau · Mongolian PlateauTemüjin allied with Kereit leader Wang Khan and successively defeated the Tatars (around 1183) and the Merkits (around 1187), avenging his father and absorbing his enemies, rapidly expanding his sphere of influence.
  3. 1187–1190Mongolian Plateau · Mongolian PlateauTemüjin and Jamukha fell out over disputes about the division of power; after the Battle of the Thirteen Wings (1189), Temüjin further integrated the Mongol tribes. By 1190 he had established himself as the strongest steppe leader, laying the foundation for the formal establishment of the Great Mongol State in 1206.

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