Yuan Dynasty (apr 1, 1206 – sep 14, 1368)
Description:
The Yuan dynasty (Chinese: 元朝; pinyin: Yuán Cháo), officially the Great Yuan (Chinese: 大元; pinyin: Dà Yuán; Middle Mongolian: ᠶᠡᠭᠡᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ
ᠤᠯᠤᠰ, Yeke Ywan Ulus, literally "Great Yuan State"[note 3]), was a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division and a ruling dynasty of China established by Kublai Khan, leader of the Mongol Borjigin clan, lasting from 1271 to 1368. In Chinese historiography, this dynasty followed the Song dynasty and preceded the Ming dynasty.
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Date:
apr 1, 1206
sep 14, 1368
~ 162 years