Yuan
China / East Asia · 1271 – 1368
Overview
The Mongol-founded dynasty that ruled all of China for nearly a century — the first time in Chinese history that the entire country was governed by a non-Han people. Established by Kublai Khan in 1271, the Yuan completed the conquest of the Southern Song in 1279 and made Khanbaliq (Beijing) its capital, hosting Marco Polo and binding the Pacific to the Mediterranean by Mongol post-roads. The dynasty collapsed under famine, plague, and Han rebellion in 1368, retreating to the steppe as the Northern Yuan.
Lineage
8 figures- Zhenjin1243 – 1286
- Temür Khan1265 – 1307
- Gammala1263 – 1302
- Yesün Temür1293 – 1328
- Külüg Khan1281 – 1311
- Buyantu Khan1285 – 1320
- Gegeen Khan1302 – 1323
- Tugh Temür1304 – 1332
All figures
- Zhenjin1243 – 1286
- Gammala1263 – 1302
- Temür Khan1265 – 1307
- Külüg Khan1281 – 1311
- Buyantu Khan1285 – 1320
- Yesün Temür1293 – 1328
- Gegeen Khan1302 – 1323
- Tugh Temür1304 – 1332
Related events
Kublai Khan proclaimed the Yuan dynasty on 18 December 1271, adopting a Chinese-style reign name and presenting his Mongol regime to his subjects as the legitimate successor to the Chinese imperial tradition. The Southern Song dynasty held out for another eight years before its final collapse at Yamen, completing the first foreign conquest of all China.
Also involved: Mongol Empire (parent regime)
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