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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. He proclaimed the dynastic name "Great Yuan" [ f ] in 1271, and ruled Yuan China until his death in 1294.
Nov 7, 2021 · 7 November 2021. World War Two. A memorial to a dog who saved his handler from drowning during World War Two has been unveiled in South Lanarkshire. The life-size bronze statue of Khan, a German...
Nov 7, 2021 · BBC. A memorial to a dog who saved his handler from drowning during World War Two has been unveiled in South Lanarkshire. The life-size bronze statue of Khan, a German Shepherd, and L/Cpl Jimmy...
t. e. Genghis Khan[ a ] (born Temüjin; c.1162 – August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, [ b ] was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, he launched a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of China and Central Asia.
Early life. Möngke was born on 11 January 1209, as the eldest son of Genghis Khan 's teenaged son Tolui and Sorghaghtani Beki. Teb Tengri Khokhcuu, a shaman, claimed to have seen in the stars a great future for the child and bestowed on him the name Möngke, "eternal" in the Mongolian language.
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.
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In 2001 he was among four individuals honoured by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering with the Charles Stark Draper Prize for his role in developing the Internet. Kahn’s other honours included the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2005).
