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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1240 Mongol raid on central Tibet | 1 |
| Mongol conquest of Tibet canonical | 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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Buddhist chronicles ⓘ
surface form:
Tibetan chronicles
Yuan dynasty records ⓘ |
| endTime | mid-13th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mongol-ruled China
ⓘ
surface form:
Yuan rule over Tibet
establishment of the Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| follows |
Mongol–Jin War
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol conquest of Jin dynasty
Mongol conquest of the Western Xia ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol conquest of Western Xia
Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ Chögyal Phagpa ⓘ
surface form:
Phagpa
Sakya Paṇḍita ⓘ
surface form:
Sakya Pandita
Sakya school ⓘ
surface form:
Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan polities ⓘ |
| location |
Tibet Autonomous Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Mongol conquest of Tibet
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
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 conquests ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol invasions of Central Asia
Mongol conquests ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol invasions of East Asia
|
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mongol conquest of Tibet Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
1240 Mongol raid on central Tibet