Dinastia Yuan (2 janv. 1279 – 1 janv. 1368)

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11. Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
The Yuan dynasty was established by the Mongols and ruled by Kublai Khan (1260-1279), grandson of Genghis Khan. Khan was the first non-Chinese ruler to take over the entire country.

Yuan China was considered the most important part of the vast Mongol Empire, which stretched from the Caspian Sea to the Korean peninsula.


FOTO: Kublai Khan (Credit: National Palace Museum, Taipei).

Khan created the new capital city of Xanadu (or Shangdu in Inner Mongolia). The main centre of the Mongol Empire was later moved to Daidu, present day Beijing.

The Mongols’ reign in China came to an end after a series of famines, plagues, floods and peasant uprisings.

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