(1162-1227); Mongol ruler; defeated the Turkish Persian kingdoms

(1162-1227); Mongol ruler; defeated the Turkish Persian kingdoms

• A. Mongols
• B. Seljuk Turks
• C. Sufis
• D. Chinggis Khan

Answer: (D)

The name to recognize is the one who lived from 1162 to 1227 and led the Mongols to conquer vast territories, including the Persian-speaking lands held by Turkish-influenced rulers. That ruler is Chinggis Khan. He united the Mongol tribes and then pushed west into the Khwarezmian Empire in Persia, a Turko-Persian realm, bringing those Turkish-Persian polities under Mongol control. That campaign is precisely why this figure is associated with defeating Turkish-Persian kingdoms and expanding the Mongol Empire across Eurasia. The other options describe a people (the Mongols), a dynasty (the Seljuk Turks), or a religious group (Sufis), none of which fit as the individual who achieved these specific conquests.

The name to recognize is the one who lived from 1162 to 1227 and led the Mongols to conquer vast territories, including the Persian-speaking lands held by Turkish-influenced rulers. That ruler is Chinggis Khan. He united the Mongol tribes and then pushed west into the Khwarezmian Empire in Persia, a Turko-Persian realm, bringing those Turkish-Persian polities under Mongol control. That campaign is precisely why this figure is associated with defeating Turkish-Persian kingdoms and expanding the Mongol Empire across Eurasia. The other options describe a people (the Mongols), a dynasty (the Seljuk Turks), or a religious group (Sufis), none of which fit as the individual who achieved these specific conquests.