Kublai Khan

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Kublai Khan

               Kublai Khan was born in 1216, he was the grandson of the great conqueror

Genghis Khan.  Kublai founded the Mongol or Yuan Dynasty that ruled China from 1279

to 1368.  He began to play a major role in the consolidation of Mongol power in 1251.

Kublai was the son of Tolui and brother of the fourth Great- Khan , Manghu.  He

conquered Yunnan and Annam, but when Manghu died he became ruler of the Mongol

empire.  He was also known as being a great Mongol military leader. Between 1260 and

1279 he was successful in driving the Kin Tatars out of northern China.

            In 1264 Kublai established his own capital in Cambulac which is now known as

Beijing.  He relinquished all the claims to the parts of the Mongol empire outside China.

Kublai also undertook many foreign wars in attempts to enforce tribute claims on

neighboring states.  For the first time in Chinese history a � barbarian� people had

conquered.

          His name was known all over Asia and also in Europe.  The court at Cambulac

attracted an international group of courageous men.  One of these men included the

famous Venetian Marco Polo.  Kublai Khan did much to encourage the advancement of

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