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=The Mongol Empire=


 * The Mongols**

Nomads From the Steppes

The Universal Ruler

The Mongol Empire

The Mongol Peace The Mongol's ruled their empire peacefully. They let local people keep their traditions and their customs.They even let local rulers keep their power if they payed a tribute.

**The Yuan Dynasty** - The Yuan Dynasty, which lasted from 1279-1368 A.D., was the first of only two times that the entire area of China was ruled by foreigners. During the Yuan Dynasty, China was part of the Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan led the Mongols in their defeat of much of China, however, it was his grandson, Kublai Khan who became the emperor and founder of the Yuan dynasty.

Kublai Khan Rules China

Foreign Trade

Marco Polo in China


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In 1295 Marco Polo and his father returned home to Venice. Not long after, Polo was captured during a battle and imprisoned. While in prison, he related the tales of his adventures in China to a fellow prisoner. The prisoner wrote them down and had them published as a book. Polo’s tales of China fascinated many Europeans, and the book became a huge success.


 * Polo described the grand palace of the Great Khan
 * Polo also amazed by the size and beauty of China’s cities, and especially the capital.

** Kublai Khan **
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 * Kublai Khan ||

Kublai Khan was born in 1215 and died in the year of 1294. He was a Mongolian leader who made a big impact on China, but not just from his conquest it was mainly his successful ruling.Unfortunately his got rid of his nomadic heritage just to keep his spot as emperor of the chinese but they decided they wanted to overthrow him so they did.

**End of the Yuan Dynasty** an