Mongol conquest of Tibet

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Mongol invasion military campaign

The Mongol conquest of Tibet was a 13th-century military and political campaign through which the Mongol Empire brought Tibet under its influence, laying the foundations for later Yuan dynasty control over the region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
1240 Mongol raid on central Tibet	1
Mongol conquest of Tibet canonical	1
Sakya-Mongol alliance	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3439280 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mongol conquest of Tibet
Context triple: [Mongol conquests, hasPart, Mongol conquest of Tibet]

A. Mongol conquest of Dali Kingdom
The Mongol conquest of the Dali Kingdom was a 13th-century campaign in which the Mongol Empire subjugated the Dali state in present-day Yunnan, securing control over a key region in southwestern China.
B. Mongol conquest of the Western Xia
The Mongol conquest of the Western Xia was an early 13th-century campaign in which Genghis Khan’s forces destroyed the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty, helping to launch the Mongol Empire’s rapid expansion across Asia.
C. Mongol conquest of the Qara Khitai
The Mongol conquest of the Qara Khitai was a key early 13th-century campaign in Central Asia in which Genghis Khan’s forces destroyed the Qara Khitai (Western Liao) state, expanding Mongol control deep into the region.
D. Mongol conquest of the Ghurid territories
The Mongol conquest of the Ghurid territories was a series of early 13th-century campaigns in which the Mongol Empire overran and absorbed lands formerly controlled by the Ghurid dynasty in Central and South Asia.
E. Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire
The Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire was a devastating early 13th-century campaign in which Genghis Khan’s forces destroyed the Khwarezmian state and opened the way for Mongol expansion across Persia and into the Islamic world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mongol conquest of Tibet
Target entity description: The Mongol conquest of Tibet was a 13th-century military and political campaign through which the Mongol Empire brought Tibet under its influence, laying the foundations for later Yuan dynasty control over the region.

A. Mongol conquest of Dali Kingdom
The Mongol conquest of the Dali Kingdom was a 13th-century campaign in which the Mongol Empire subjugated the Dali state in present-day Yunnan, securing control over a key region in southwestern China.
B. Mongol conquest of the Western Xia
The Mongol conquest of the Western Xia was an early 13th-century campaign in which Genghis Khan’s forces destroyed the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty, helping to launch the Mongol Empire’s rapid expansion across Asia.
C. Mongol conquest of the Qara Khitai
The Mongol conquest of the Qara Khitai was a key early 13th-century campaign in Central Asia in which Genghis Khan’s forces destroyed the Qara Khitai (Western Liao) state, expanding Mongol control deep into the region.
D. Mongol conquest of the Ghurid territories
The Mongol conquest of the Ghurid territories was a series of early 13th-century campaigns in which the Mongol Empire overran and absorbed lands formerly controlled by the Ghurid dynasty in Central and South Asia.
E. Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire
The Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire was a devastating early 13th-century campaign in which Genghis Khan’s forces destroyed the Khwarezmian state and opened the way for Mongol expansion across Persia and into the Islamic world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mongol invasion ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
chronologyWithin	reign of Kublai Khan ⓘ reign of Möngke Khan ⓘ reign of Ögedei Khan ⓘ
conflictType	conquest ⓘ invasion ⓘ
country	Mongol Empire ⓘ
describedBySource	Persian chronicles of the Mongol Empire ⓘ Tibetan chronicles ⓘ linked to: Tibetan Buddhist chronicles Yuan dynasty records ⓘ
endTime	mid-13th century ⓘ
followedBy	Yuan rule over Tibet ⓘ linked to: Mongol-ruled China establishment of the Yuan dynasty ⓘ
follows	Mongol conquest of Jin dynasty ⓘ linked to: Mongol–Jin War Mongol conquest of Western Xia ⓘ linked to: Mongol conquest of the Western Xia Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire ⓘ linked to: Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire
hasCause	Mongol imperial expansion policy ⓘ Mongol interest in Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ Mongol interest in controlling trade routes through Tibet ⓘ
hasEffect	Mongol suzerainty over Tibet ⓘ establishment of priest–patron relationship ⓘ foundation of Yuan administrative control in Tibet ⓘ integration of Tibet into Mongol imperial sphere ⓘ rise of Sakya hegemony in Tibet ⓘ spread of Tibetan Buddhism at the Mongol court ⓘ
hasMainParticipant	Genghis Khan ⓘ Godan Khan ⓘ Kublai Khan ⓘ Mongol Empire ⓘ Phagpa ⓘ linked to: Chögyal Phagpa Sakya Pandita ⓘ linked to: Sakya Paṇḍita Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Sakya school Tibetan polities ⓘ
location	Tibet ⓘ linked to: Tibet Autonomous Region Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
notableEvent	1240 Mongol raid on central Tibet ⓘ linked to: Mongol conquest of Tibet Godan Khan’s invitation to Sakya Pandita ⓘ granting of temporal authority in Tibet to the Sakya hierarchs ⓘ submission of Tibetan leaders to Mongol authority ⓘ
partOf	Mongol Empire expansion ⓘ Mongol invasions of Central Asia ⓘ linked to: Mongol conquests Mongol invasions of East Asia ⓘ linked to: Mongol conquests
result	Tibet became a vassal of the Mongol Empire ⓘ Tibet recognized Mongol overlordship ⓘ creation of Yuan administrative structures for Tibet ⓘ formalization of the Sakya–Mongol alliance ⓘ
startTime	1240 ⓘ 13th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mongol conquests → hasPart → Mongol conquest of Tibet ⓘ

Mongol conquest of Tibet → notableEvent → 1240 Mongol raid on central Tibet ⓘ

linked to: Mongol conquest of Tibet

Chögyal Phagpa → movement → Sakya-Mongol alliance ⓘ