Kublai Khan

American

[koo-blahy kahn] / ˈku blaɪ ˈkɑn /

Also Kubilai Khan

noun

1216–94, khan c1260–94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan).

Kublai Khan British

/ ˈkuːblaɪ ˈkɑːn /

noun

?1216–94, Mongol emperor of China: grandson of Genghis Khan. He completed his grandfather's conquest of China by overthrowing the Sung dynasty (1279) and founded the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

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Kublai Khan

After Ghengis Khan first introduced araq to Mongolia, his grandson, Kublai Khan, brought it to Korea during the Yuan Dynasty when he moved into the Korean Peninsula.

From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2021

The fourth series Netflix commissioned, Marco Polo was a fantasy epic that followed Polo’s 13th-century jaunts in the court of Kublai Khan.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2020

The Kamakura shoguns were strong enough to turn back the two naval invasions sent by the great Mongol ruler Kublai Khan in 1274 and 1281.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Despite his differences with the Chinese, Kublai Khan was an able leader.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012

Marco Polo visited the empire of Kublai Khan in the 1280s.

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