Zhenjin
真金
Crown Prince of the Yuan · Heir Apparent
1243 – 1286
Biography
Eldest surviving son of Kublai Khan and his designated heir, raised in the Confucian tradition by his father's Chinese ministers. He died eight years before his father at forty-three, reportedly from despondency over a memorial that had urged Kublai to abdicate in his favor. His three sons would furnish the next two generations of Yuan emperors.
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 there: Kublai Khan
Recommended Reading
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.