Who was the Mongol commander at the Battle of Ain Jalut?
Answer
Kitbuqa
98891 Intermediate Trivia Questions
98891 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which Mongol khagan initiated the invasion of the Song dynasty?
Answer
Ogedei Khan
Who was the Mongol general who captured the Song capital Hangzhou?
Answer
Bayan of the Baarin
What was the name of the battle where the Mongols defeated the Hungarian army in 1241?
Answer
Battle of Mohi
Who ordered the construction of Karakorum?
Answer
Ogedei Khan
Which city did the Mongols besiege from 1268 to 1273?
Answer
Xiangyang
Who invented the Phagspa script?
Answer
Drogön Chögyal Phagpa
What event caused the Mongol withdrawal from Europe in 1242?
Answer
Death of Ögedei Khan
In what year did the Mongols sack Kiev?
Answer
1240
Who was the founder of the Golden Horde?
Answer
Batu Khan
Which Mongol khanate controlled Central Asia?
Answer
Chagatai Khanate
What script was adapted for writing Mongolian under Genghis Khan?
Answer
Uyghur script
What was the approximate peak area of the Mongol Empire in km²?
Answer
24 million km²
Who was the first Mongol leader to convert to Islam?
Answer
Berke Khan
Which region did the Mongol Golden Horde mainly rule?
Answer
Rus' principalities
Which Mongol ruler sacked Baghdad in 1258?
Answer
Hulagu Khan
Which 1260 battle halted Mongol expansion into the Middle East?
Answer
Battle of Ain Jalut
Which ancient Indian sage is credited with authoring the Kama Sutra?
Answer
Vatsyayana
What is the undeciphered script of the Indus Valley Civilization called?
Answer
Indus script
Which Indus Valley site is known for the Great Bath?
Answer
Mohenjo-daro
What is the name of the Jain saint who founded Jainism?
Answer
Mahavira
Which ancient Indian text is a treatise on statecraft attributed to Chanakya?
Answer
Arthashastra
Which Gupta ruler is known as the 'Napoleon of India'?
Answer
Samudragupta
Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
Answer
Chandragupta Maurya
What city served as the capital of the Maurya Empire?
Answer
Pataliputra
What was the title of the chief black eunuch in the Ottoman imperial harem?
Answer
Kizlar Agha
Which Ottoman grand vizier is known for leading the Köprülü reforms in the 17th century?
Answer
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
Which battle in 1402 saw the Ottomans defeated by Timur?
Answer
Battle of Ankara
What was the name of the Ottoman parliament established in 1876?
Answer
General Assembly of the Ottoman Empire
Which Ottoman sultan created the modern army Nizam-ı Cedid?
Answer
Selim III
Which treaty in 1699 ended the Great Turkish War?
Answer
Treaty of Karlowitz
What was the name of the Ottoman naval arsenal in Istanbul?
Answer
Tersane-i Amire