Who founded the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
Who did he assign to take over after he died?
Ögedei Khan
How did Khan come to power?
by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia
Where did the Mongols raid?
the Qara Khitai, Caucasus, Khwarezmid Empire, Western Xia and Jin dynasties
Were they nice to the civilians?
no
When did the founder of the Mongol Empire pass away?
in 1227
After doing what?
after assigning Ögedei Khan as his successor and splitting his empire into khanates among his sons and grandsons
Who did he defeat shortly before dying?
the Western Xia
Where was he laid to rest?
in an unmarked grave somewhere in Mongolia at an unknown location
What is the Mongol's reputation in history?
they had a fearsome reputation