Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, was the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1260 - 1294. He founded the Yuan dynasty in China, overcame the Song dynasty and ruled China as part of the Mongol Empire until his death in 1294.
Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, was the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1260 - 1294. He founded the Yuan dynasty in China, overcame the Song dynasty and ruled China as part of the Mongol Empire until his death in 1294.
Faculty of Asian and
Middle Eastern Studies
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