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China Yuan Dynasty
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Mongols: Yuan Dynasty
Mongols under Genghis Khan Dominate
Eurasia
 Powerful, mounted military
 Aggressive military and political policies
 Establish Yuan Dynasty in China in 1280 AD
– Dominate surrounding nations
– Take on Chinese dress and habits quickly
Mongols:
Yuan Dynasty
Establish Yuan Dynasty in China in 1280 AD
under Kublai Khan
– Dominate surrounding nations
– Take on Chinese dress and habits
quickly
Yuan Dynasty
 Extend China’s power
over neighboring
nations
 Unable to convince
Chinese population of
their legitimacy, or
Mandate of Heaven
 Always “Barbarians”
Yuan Dynasty and the Arts
 Cultivated Chinese art
and Philosophy to try
and build legitimacy
Yuan Dynasty:
Relations with Korea and Japan
 Mongol drive for dominance continues past
China
 Koryo Dynasty in Korea surrenders and
swears allegiance to Yuan Dynasty
 Japan refuses to recognize Yuan as their
tributary leader
Yuan Dynasty:
Relations with Korea and Japan
Yuan dynasty invades Japan 1274 AD
 Korean built ships, Korean sailors
 Invasion repulsed by Japan
 2nd Attempt at invasion in
1281 AD
 Much larger armada
 Mongol marines
 Invasion appears to be succeeding
Yuan Dynasty and Japan
Japan: the islands of the gods or “kami”
 Last minute rescue by the gods
 Typhoon blows up and sinks the
Mongol/Korean armada
 Winds are “kaze” in Japanese
 Japan saved by divine winds or:
“Kamikaze”
Yuan’s Demise
 Unable to achieve legitimacy, the Yuan
dynasty struggles to maintain control in
China
 Major drought creates gigantic dust bowl in
the Chinese plains
 Famine spurs revolt