Yuan Dynasty
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| Great Yuan 大元 Dai Ön Ulus |
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| Capital | Dadu (modern Beijing), Shangdu | |||
| Language(s) | Mongolian Chinese |
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| Religion | Buddhism (Chinese & Tibetan), Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion | |||
| Government | Monarchy | |||
| Emperor | ||||
| - 1260–1294 | Kublai Khan | |||
| - 1333–1370 (Cont.) | Ukhaatu Khan | |||
| Historical era | Middle ages | |||
| - Establishment | December 18, 1271 | |||
| - Conquest of southern Song | March 19, 1276 | |||
| - Fall of Dadu | September 14, 1368 | |||
| Area | ||||
| - 1310 est. | 14,000,000 km2 (5,405,430 sq mi) | |||
| Population | ||||
| - 1293 est. | est. 62,818,128a[›] | |||
| Currency | Predominantly Paper Currency (Chao), with a small amount of Chinese cash in use | |||
The Yuan Dynasty was a Mongol dynasty that ruled Mongolia and China from 1271 to 1368. Before this dynasty, China was ruled by the Song Dynasty. After the Yuan Dyansty, the Ming Dynasty ruled China. Genghis Khan and his army of Mongols conquered many parts of China. His grandson Kublai Khan added more parts of China to his kingdom. He founded the Yuan dynasty in 1271.
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