Kublai Khan and the Yuan Dynasty of China

18th December 1271

On this day the Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan, who reigned from 1260 to 1294 over one fifth of the world’s inhabited area, renamed his empire the ‘Great Yuan’, marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of China. Just eight years later, in 1279, the Yuan conquest of the previous Song dynasty was completed and Kublai became the first foreign conqueror to rule all of China. His dynasty, the ‘Great Yuan’ lasted until 1368.

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5 thoughts on “Kublai Khan and the Yuan Dynasty of China”

lucianocarlae0c4489cf1 says:

18/12/2024 at 15:56

In Xanadu did Kublai khan A stately pleasure- dome decree: NOT BAD FOR AN OPIUM ADDICT

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1. Tony says:
  
  18/12/2024 at 17:01
  
  I’m not sure what you are referencing here, Carla. Are you talking about the film ‘Xanadu’?
  
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  1. lucianocarlae0c4489cf1 says:
    
    18/12/2024 at 17:33
    
    S.t COLERIDGE , whom I heartily love, wrote a beautiful poem waking up after a dream opium induced.. The poem is mysterious , enchanting, evocative
    
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    1. Tony says:
      
      18/12/2024 at 17:47
      
      What’s the name of the poem?
      
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  2. lucianocarlae0c4489cf1 says:
    
    18/12/2024 at 17:38
    
    induced by opium.. he admitted to having taken opium to check an attack of dysentery ( not very romantic!!)..In reality he took opium all his life …
    
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