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Yuan Dynasty. Miranda Moses and Mariah Singerman. Emperors. Genghis Khan (Mongols) Kublai Khan Kulug Khan Khan Descendents. Mongol Takeover (1271-1368). Mongol leader Genghis Khan (Tiemuzhen) overthrew the native Chinese rulers in power of Xixia and the Jin Dynasty.
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Yuan Dynasty Miranda Moses and Mariah Singerman
Emperors • Genghis Khan (Mongols) • Kublai Khan • Kulug Khan • Khan Descendents
Mongol Takeover (1271-1368) • Mongol leader Genghis Khan (Tiemuzhen) overthrew the native Chinese rulers in power of Xixia and the Jin Dynasty. • His grandson, Kublai Khan, established the Yuan Dynasty in 1271 with what is now Beijing (Yuandadu) as the capital.
Achievements • Unified the whole territory • First empire with widely used paper money • Science and technology • Astronomy, mathematics, water conservation, and agriculture • Foreign trade • Literature and theater set standard
Notable Events • 1281—Second attempt to attack Japan • 1288—Attacked Turkey and Asia Myna • 1292—Conquered Java and Vietnam • 1355—Zhu Yuan Zhang rebelled against Yuan Dynasty • 1366—Conquered Jin Ling
Contact • Constantly trying to expand empire • Japan, Vietnam, and Java • Trying to interact with the rest of the Chinese • Culturally different • Different languages • Different ways of dressing • Different customs
Yuan Dynasty Video! The video is in the middle. I don’t know why it’s not showing up when you first go to this slide. Click in the middle and it should show up. If not, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFqtvj0rAe8. :)
Another Yuan Dynasty Video! Again, the video is in the middle. If it doesn’t show up, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjSdYl2nq3w. :)