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Temujin was named Genghis Khan.
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Genghis Khan invaded Northeastern China and then took Bejing.
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Genghis Khan's son divided the land into four large khanates, in Persia, Central Asia, Russia, and East Asia.
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Kublai Khan became the Emperor of China and established the Yuan Dynasty.
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Kublai Khan tried to conquer Japan in 1274, but was prevented by a great storm.
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In 1276 the Mongols captured the Sung capital at Hangzhou, and by 1279 the Mongols controlled all of China.
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When the Mongols ruled China it was the first time in China's history that outsiders established control of the whole country.
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The Yuan Dynasty finally defeated the Sung Dynasty.
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The Mongals have taken over all of china. When the Mongals were in control, they were the highest ranked followed by the Non-Han. After that the Northern Chinese were third ranked and the fourth ranked were the Southern Chinese.
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The Mongals eliminated one of the most basic of chinese institutions - the Civil Service Examinations. It was banned until 1315
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By the 1330's, people all over the whole Mongol Empire were suffering from the Black Death - the bubonic plague. The disease was called the Black Death because one of the symptoms produced a blackening of the skin around the swellings. 7500 victims of the disease were dying every day
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During the 1350, a revolutionary movement called the Red Turbans became active in northern China.
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After the death of Kublai, the Yuan Dynasty declined. His descendants fought over his throne which made the Dynasty weak.