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Aim:
Summarize Kublai Khan’s
Conquest & Mongol Rule in
China
Kublai Khan Becomes Emperor
As China’s new emperor, Kublai
Khan founded a new dynasty
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The Yuan Dynasty
Lasted less than a century, but was
important period in Chinese History
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Kublai Khan united China for first time in
more than 300 years
 Control imposed by the Mongols across all
of Asia opened China to greater foreign
contract and trade
 Kublai and his successors tolerated Chinese
culture and made few changes
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After conquering China, Kublai tried
to extend his rule to Japan
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1274 & 1281- Khan sent fleet to Japan but
failed
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Mongol Rule in China
Mongol rulers had little in common
with their Chinese subjects
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Mongols kept their separate identify
 Lived apart from the Chinese & obeyed
different laws
Kept the Chinese out of high government
offices
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Foreign trade increased under Kublai
 Largely due to the Mongol Peace- Made
caravan routes safer across Central Asia
Kublai encouraged trade by inviting foreign
merchants to visit China
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Marco Polo:
Most famous European to Visit China
 Traveled by caravan on the Silk Roads
Served Khan for 17 Years
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End of Mongol Rule
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Weaknesses appear in Mongol Rule
Kublai sent several expeditions into
Southeast Asia
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Armies and navies suffered humiliating
defeats
 Presented problems that Kublai’s
successors couldn’t resolve
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1294- Kublai dies
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Yuan Dynasty begins to fade
1300’s- Rebellion broke out in many parts of
China
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