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==== Asia ====
* Temüjin assembles at a ''[[Kurultai]]'', a council of chiefs of the Mongol tribes under his rule, and is elected as their leader. He is given the title of [[Genghis Khan]] of the Mongol people – founding the [[Mongol Empire]]. Genghis takes immediate steps to underpin his military command, starting with a fundamental reordering of tribal loyalties. United under one [[nomad]]ic nation, under one banner and one authority.<ref>Andrew Roberts (2011). ''Great Commanders of the Medieval World (454–1582): Genghis Khan'', p. 146–147. {{ISBN|978-0-85738-589-5}}.</ref>
* [[Muqali]] (or Mukhali), a Mongol general in service of Genghis Khan, is rewarded with the command of the left-wing of the newly reorganized Mongol army and takes control over the eastern [[Mingghan]]s.<ref>Hope, Michael (2016). ''Power, Politics, and Tradition in the Mongol Empire and the Īlkhānate of Iran'', p. 36. Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-19108-107-1}}.</ref>
* [[March 15]] &ndash; Sultan [[Muhammad of Ghor]] is murdered and succeeded by [[Qutb al-Din Aibak]], his deputy in [[India]], who founds the [[Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)|Mamluk Dynasty]], the first dynasty of the [[Delhi Sultanate]].<ref>Hywel Williams (2005). ''Cassell's Chronology of World History'', p. 133. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.</ref>