How the Mongol Empire Conquered Everything, Then Lost It All

In 1368, the largest land empire in history lost its greatest prize. How did a boy who was abandoned on the steppe build an empire stretching from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe, and why did it fall apart in about 160 years? 0:00 The fall of Dadu, and a boy who should not have survived 1:39 Genghis Khan's conquests: China, Otrar and Khwarazm 3:31 Ögedei, the invasion of Europe and the sack of Baghdad 5:17 Ain Jalut, civil war and the four khanates 7:07 Kublai Khan, Japan and the Black Death 8:50 The fall of the Yuan, and why the empire collapsed 10:49 Thanks for watching #mongolempire #genghiskhan , #riseandfall , #history #documentary , #kublaikhan , #mongols, #medievalhistory , #empirecollapse , #historyexplained