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Kublai Khan [d] [e] (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China.
Aug 30, 2024 · Kublai Khan, Mongolian general and statesman, who was the grandson and greatest successor of Genghis Khan. As the fifth emperor of the Yuan, or Mongol, dynasty, he completed the conquest of China (1279) started by Genghis Khan in 1211 and thus became the first Yuan ruler of the whole of China.
- Charles R. Bawden
- Kublai Khan was a Mongolian general and statesman who was the grandson and greatest successor of Genghis Khan. He was the fifth emperor (reigned 12...
- Kublai Khan’s father was Tolui, who was the youngest of Genghis Khan’s four sons by his favourite wife. Kublai Khan’s mother’s name was Sorghaghtan...
- Kublai Khan was the fifth emperor (reigned 1260–94) of the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty (1206–1368). He conquered China in 1279, becoming the first Yuan r...
- Kublai Khan is remembered as one of China’s greatest emperors. He also helped form the political traditions of his Mongol people. The “dual princip...
A lowly Central Asian herdsman used a mix of brutality and strategic brilliance to become the leader of an empire from the Middle East to China. His policy: brutality in war, civility in peace, religious tolerance, and openness to adapting the ways of the people he conquered. His grandson, Kublai Khan, also had to fight to control the empire.
Major military efforts were taken by Kublai Khan of the Yuan dynasty in 1274 and 1281 to conquer the Japanese archipelago after the submission of the Korean kingdom of Goryeo to vassaldom.
- 1274, 1281
- Japanese victory
- Northern Kyūshū, Japan
The Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty (or Song–Yuan War) was the final phase of the Mongol conquest of China, beginning under Ögedei Khan (r.1229–1241) and being completed under Kublai Khan (r.1260–1294) .
- 11 February 1235-19 March 1279
- Yuan victory
- South China
- Southern China conquered by the Yuan dynasty
Nov 9, 2009 · Great Khan Mongke declared Kublai the viceroy of Northern China. He sent their brother Hulegu west to pacify the Islamic states and lands and focused his attention on conquering Southern China....
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Nov 1, 2017 · For more than a decade maritime archaeologists working in the murky waters off Takashima Island on Japan’s Kyushu coast have raised shattered ships’ timbers, armament, provisions, and the remains of lost soldiers and sailors associated with one of history’s most significant naval invasions—Kublai Khan’s 1281 assault on Japan.
