Kublai Khan

[ koo-blahy kahn ]

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1216–94, khan c1260–94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan).

Kublai Khan

/ ˈkuːblaɪ ˈkɑːn /

KhanKublai?12161294MMongolPOLITICS: hereditary ruler ?1216–94, Mongol emperor of China: grandson of Genghis Khan. He completed his grandfather's conquest of China by overthrowing the Sung dynasty (1279) and founded the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

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Marco Polo's account of a hunt of Kublai Khan reads like a fairy tale.

Kublai Khan came with his Mongol fleet, but was repulsed with loss, and branded as a felon.

Kublai Khan resided at the wonderful city of Cambuluc, which we now know as Pekin.

Kublai Khan regarded the young Marco with especial favor, and soon began to employ him in errands and commissions of importance.

But Kublai Khan would not listen to any of their suggestions, and turned a deaf ear to their hints.

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