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==== Asia ====
* [[Mongol conquest of Western Xia#Second invasion|Siege of Yinchuan]]: Mongol forces eliminate the [[Western Xia]] (or '''Xi Xia''') and execute Emperor [[Emperor Mo of Western Xia|Mo]] (or '''Li Xian'''). Genghis Khan dies during the siege under debated circumstances, but this is kept secret from the army until the siege's end. Yinchuan is pillaged and its entire population is slaughtered or sold into [[slavery]]. Genghis orders the imperial family to be executed, effectively ending the [[Tangut people|Tangut]] royal lineage.<ref>Mote, Frederick W. (1999). ''Imperial China: 900–1800'', p. 256. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. {{ISBN|0-674-01212-7}}.</ref>
* [[August 18]] &ndash; Genghis Khan dies during the fall of [[Yinchuan]] after a 21-year reign. His exact cause of death remains a mystery, and is variously attributed to being killed in action against the Western Xia, illness, falling from his horse, or wounds sustained during [[hunting]]. Genghis is succeeded by his third son, Ögedei Khan, who becomes the "Great Khan" of the [[Mongol Empire]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre'', pp. 208–209. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29877-0}}.</ref>