Mongols subjugate the Kyrgyz

1207

An army under Jochi, Genghis Khan's eldest son, rode north of the Altai and forced the submission of the forest peoples of Siberia, including the Kyrgyz along the Yenisei. Furs, falcons, and slaves began to flow south into the steppe confederation. The campaign extended Mongol authority into the taiga belt, securing a vast northern flank that no rival could threaten.