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Kublai Khan

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Ku·blai Khan  (kbl kän) also Ku·bla Khan (-bl) 1215-1294.
Mongol emperor (1260-1294) and founder of the Mongol dynasty in China. A grandson of Genghis Khan, he conquered the Song dynasty (1279) and established a great capital, now Beijing, where he received Marco Polo (1275-1292).
Kublai Khan [ˈkuːblaɪ ˈkɑːn]
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(Biographies / (?1216-1294) M, Mongol, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) ?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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Noun1.Kublai KhanKublai Khan - Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China; he establish the Yuan dynasty and built a great capital on the site of modern Beijing where he received Marco Polo (1216-1294)
Kubla Khan, Kublai Kaan


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