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The Yuan Dynasty

  • Invasions
    Jan 1, 1231

    Invasions

    Genghis Khan's third son, Ögödei, had conquered the Gaoli Dynasty that year.
  • Rabban Sauma
    Jan 1, 1250

    Rabban Sauma

    In the years of 1230 and 1294, Rabban Sauma ws the first person in China to travel to Europe in achient times.
  • Kublai khan
    Jan 1, 1260

    Kublai khan

    This is the year the Kubliai Khan became the first emporer of the Yuan dynasty.
  • Marco Polo
    Jan 1, 1266

    Marco Polo

    Marco Polo and his brothers had first visited China in the year of 1266 during the Yuan Dynasty.
  • The state title became Yuan
    Jan 1, 1271

    The state title became Yuan

    In 1271 he established the yuan dynasty by changing the state title into yuan, with Yuandadu (currently Beijing) as the capital.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1271 to Jan 1, 1368

    Porcelian

    These are the years that porcelain in China is evolving. Porcelain in the Yuan Dynasty was thick, heavy, and huge compared to the more advanced sculptures in later years
  • Downfall of Song Dynasty
    Jan 1, 1276

    Downfall of Song Dynasty

    The Kublai Khan had captured the rest of the Song Dynasty. So after that, he had unified the country of China
  • Yuandadu captured
    Jan 1, 1368

    Yuandadu captured

    In 1367 the rebel army led by Zhu Yuanzhang captured the Yuangdadu ending the Yuan dynasty.