He proclaimed the dynastic name "Great Yuan" [d] in 1271, and ruled Yuan China until his death in 1294. Kublai was the second son of Tolui by his chief wife Sorghaghtani Beki, and a grandson of …

Nov 21, 2025 · Kublai Khan, Mongolian general and statesman, who was the grandson and greatest successor of Genghis Khan. As the fifth emperor of the Yuan, or Mongol, dynasty, he completed the …

Oct 7, 2019 · Kublai Khan (Qubilai-Qan) was the ruler of the Mongol Empire from 1260 to 1294. His accomplishments include establishing Mongol rule in China under the name of the Yuan Dynasty …

Kublai Khan (1215–1294), grandson of Genghis Khan and son of Tolui, was the founder of the Yuan dynasty in China and the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, though his influence over the western …

Aug 21, 2025 · Read on to find out all about one of the Mongol Empire’s greatest-ever leaders, Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan is arguably the second-most famous name in the history of the Mongol Empire, …

Jun 20, 2024 · Kublai Khan became the fifth emperor of the Mongol dynasty in 1260. Today, he is widely remembered as the greatest of Genghis’s successors, but there was nothing inevitable about his rise …

Oct 19, 2023 · Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, completed his grandfather’s conquest of China and founded the Yuan Dynasty. Kublai Khan was the grandson of Genghis Khan and a ruler of …

He was the fifth Khagan (1260–1294) of the Mongol Empire as well as the founder and the first emperor (1271–1294) of the Chinese Yuan Dynasty. He was the first non-ethnic Chinese to rule the empire. …

After the death of Möngke in that same year, and the following civil war, Kublai was named the Great Khan and successor of Möngke. This new powerful position allowed Kublai to oversee uprisings and …

4 days ago · The final consolidation came under Genghis’s grandson Kublai Khan (reigned 1260–94). The Mongol dynasty, which had been renamed the Yuan in 1271, proceeded to set up a Chinese …