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The mongols first ruler was Kublai Khan Who conquered korea and tried to conquer Japan. Marco polo was the most famous foreigner.
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The first leader was Zhu Yaunzhang. He was a monk before going into the military and when he became emperor he changed his name to Hong Wu. Named his dynasty ming meaning "brilliant".
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The Qing Dynasty means "pure". For the first time foriegners ruled all of china and they added taiwan to the dynasty. The Manchus ruled and expanded thier empire to Manchuria, mongolia, xinjiang, and tibet
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This Dynasty lasted only 40 years but the first emperor Yang Jian established the basis of chinese empires.
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After peasant rebellions Li Yaun took control of of the country and made himself emperor. Under the new Tang dynasty the emperor expanded its borders and added new territories.
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Zhao Kuangyin was a military leader who seized the throne. The song rulers kept peace with the mongols by paying them.
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