Region: Mongolia & Steppe · Coordinates: 47.198, 102.824 · 10 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1235 | History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals | He built a city at Karakorum and constructed the Wan'an Palace. |
| AD 1235 | Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) | They named the capital «قراقروم» (Karakorum) and set up yam (relay) stations from the Kitai region to that city; the distance «…فرسنگ» is OCR-damaged. |
| AD 1251 | Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) | In the year of the Pig, in the month of (…), Möngke Qaan was seated on the throne near Karakorum, where the throne of Chinggis Khan stood. |
| AD 1260 | History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals | Ariq Böke falsely claimed the khan's throne at the Antan River, west of Karakorum city. |
| AD 1260 | Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) | After the Kyrgyz went over to Ariq Böke, Qubilai arrived at Karakorum and took possession of the four ordus of Chinggis Khan and the ordus of Kül-khan (the end of the sentence is damaged). |
| AD 1271 | Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) | Karakorum, three miles around, the first city the Mongols took after coming out of their own country. |
| AD 1294 | Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) | He ordered the treasury officials, gave his elder brother Kamala his full share of the father's estate, and sent him to the area of the Qaan's ordus near Karakorum («قوروم»). |
| AD 1307 | History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals | Upon hearing of Chengzong's death, in the third month he arrived at Karakorum from Antai Mountain. |
| AD 1329 | History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals | Mingzong ascended the throne north of Hening, and the princes and ministers accompanying him offered congratulations. |
| AD 1372 | History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals | Xu Da was defeated fighting the Yuan army at Lingbei. |