Mongol conquest of Tibet

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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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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
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
Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian 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 NERFINISHED
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
Tibetan Plateau
notableEvent 1240 Mongol raid on central 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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Mongol conquests hasPart Mongol conquest of Tibet
Mongol conquest of Tibet notableEvent 1240 Mongol raid on central Tibet
linked to: Mongol conquest of Tibet