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Kublai Khan
Andy Holmes
February 6, 2008
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan was the
grandson of the
mighty Genghis Khan.
Kublai had a servant
named Marco Polo.
Kublai was the first
emperor of the Yuan
Dynasty.
Kublai was a military
leader.
Biography of Kublai Khan
 Kublai was born on
September 23, 1215.
 He died on February
18, 1294.
 Kublai studied
Chinese culture.
 He was a cruel
emperor.
The Yuan Dynasty
Kublai Khan (emperor of China)
established the Yuan Dynasty in 1271.
He was the first Yuan emperor.
He invaded Vietnam and sacked the
capital at Thang Long.
Kublai twice attempted to invade Japan in
search of gold; however, it is believed that
bad weather destroyed the fleets , or a
flaw in the design of the ships.
The Vietnam war with Kublai Khan
By 1225 the Mongols
controlled most of northern
China and Manchuria.
The Mongols were also eyeing
southern China, Vietnam, and
Champa.
In 1257, 1284, and 1287, the
Mongol armies of Kublai Khan
invaded Vietnam, overthrowing
the capital of Thang Long.
On each occasion, only to find
that the Vietnamese had
anticipated their attacks and
evacuated the city beforehand.
Invasions in Japan
Kublai Khan twice attempted to
invade Japan looking for gold.
The first invasion took place in
1274,with a fleet of about 900
ships.
The second invasion occurred
in 1281, with a fleet over 1,170
large war junks, each close to
240 feet long.
The campaign was badly
organized as the Korean fleet
reached Japan much ahead of
the Chinese fleet.
The Palace of Kublai Khan
Miscellaneous
Pictures of Kublai Khan
Fast Facts
Did you know that one of the Star Trek
movies was based on Kublai Khan.
Kublai Khan fought his own brother to
become the
Great Khan.
Sources
http://www.answers.com/topic/kublai-khan
http://search.live.com/results.aspx?srch=1
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