Genghis Khan (1162–1227)

Sayf al-Vâhidî: Dschingis Khan (1162–1227) und Toghril Ong Khan, 1430, in: Rashîd al-Dîn Fazl-Ullâh / Djâmi' al-Tavârîh: Supplément persan 1113, fol. 105; Bildquelle: Bibliothèque nationale de France, http://mandragore.bnf.fr/jsp/switchExpert.jsp?division=Mix&desc=toghril.ong.khan&idDesc=11918.

The expansion and integration of the Mongol empire under Genghis Khan (1162–1227, on the left in the picture), which for a time touched the eastern edge of Europe, promoted the caravan trade within Asia in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Sayf al-Vâhidî, Genghis Khan (1162–1227) and Toghril Ong Khan, 1430, in: Rashîd al-Dîn Fazl-Ullâh / Djâmi' al-Tavârîh: Supplément persan 1113, fol. 105; image source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8427170s/f221.item, public domain.