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Mongol Empire
Organizational information
Founder	Genghis Khan
Leader's title	Great Khan
Locations	Middle Asia
Historical information
Date formed	1206
Date collapsed	1368
Additional information
Notable members	Genghis Khan Kublai Khan Hulagu Khan

The Mongol Empire was a nomadic civilization originating from the Mongolian steppes of Northern China who, during the 13th and 14th centuries, expanded to become the single largest contiguous empire in recorded history. Beginning in the steppes, it eventually stretched from the Sea of Japan to the gates of Vienna, Austria; and from the Republic of Novgorod in the north, to the Indian subcontinent in the South.

War with the AssassinsEdit

During the latter part of the 13th century, the Mongols became the major enemy of the Assassins. In 1227, the Mentor of the Levantine Assassins, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, his son Darim, and the Mongolian Assassin Qulan Gal were responsible for the death of Genghis Khan,whom they suspected of wielding a Piece of Eden in explanation of his meteoric rise to power. Thirty years later, in 1257, the Mongols finally reached and besieged the Assassins' fortress of Masyaf, partially destroying and seizing it and forcing the Assassins to scatter throughout Europe, Africa and Asia.^[1]

After the siege, a Mongol patrol intercepted the fleeing Assassins and famed explorers, Niccolò and Maffeo Polo - and obtained the Codex of Altaïr from them.^[1] Years later, Niccolò's son, Marco, traveled to the court of Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, and retrieved the Codex from him.^[2]

GalleryEdit

Altaïr using the Apple of Eden to repel the Mongol vanguard

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