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Kublai Khan - Online Paper

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 ...

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Buddhist. Kublai also made Buddhism the state religion during his
dynasty. Although Buddhism was the main religion, during his reign many
other religions evolved and were tolerated.
Kublai moved the Mongol capital from Cambulac to the place closer
to Beijing. From then on he ruled and empire that extended from eastern
Europe to Korea. Him and his successors took over much of the
administrative machinery that existed under the Song. The reign of Kublai
was one of the highest points of the Mongol power.
Kublai had many major achievements during his reign. One of his
major achievements was reconciling China to rule by foreign people or the
Mongols. He also had a few failures. His failures were series of costly
wars, including two disastrous attempts to invade Japan. This brought
little benefit to China. Although he was a magnificent ruler, Kublai's
administration slowly impoverished China. In the fourteenth century the
attitude of his successors resulted in ...

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