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Kublai Khan was grandson of Ghenghis Khan,which is 5th Khan. Kublai Khan was a man of middle height. He made Yuan Dynasty,which is now Mongolia, Tibet, Eastern Turkestan, North China, and some part of Western China. Kublai became Great Khan in 1260. Kublai was brutal in war, but ruled peacefully. He was successful in his military career. Unification of China under Mongol rule. Mongols=Nomads, from Steppe under Altai Mountains. Mongol Women were extremely tough.

Father died when Kublai was 15,died from alcoholism. He was able to shoot and ride when he was 3. Women had prominent roles in Mongol society(Controlling land and fighting). Kublai's success mainly due to mom. In 1236, Kublai ruled his own land in northern China. Kublai Khan made Beijing, to be the biggest capital city for the empire. Mongols cut off Chinese’s hair and ear if they don’t listen to Mongols. Surrender can avoid cutting hair or ear. Mongol's had the most advanced potal system. Kublai married Tegulen at first but she died very early. Then he married Chabi Khatun of the Khunggirat. Brother (then Great Khan), decides to conquer Song. Planned two-pronged attack from North and West.

Kublai ordered to take Nanchou, he started moving in 1252. Kublai offered peace, not slaughter. Built Shan-tu. Shan-tu rivals Karakourum. Brother Great Khan Mong-ke dies. No succesor, civil war. Kublai nearly conquers Song, but is recalled by his wife. Secret council made up of Mong-ke's Sons and Ghenghis's grandsons is formed to fight Kublai. In Shan-Tu, princes and his brother in Persia support him. In May 5, 1260, he accepts title Great Khan, he is 44 years old. He used to work with other people. They gave him good advices. Other brother Ariq-Boke gets army to fight Kublai. 1261 armies clash on Chinese Border. Kublai won. Kublai builds new capital Ta-Tu (construction from 1266-1271). 1265 Song fights Kublai. Kublai captures ships on China's Coast and builds a navy. In 1268, Kublai had a navy. Took Kublai 5 years to take Xian Yang. 1276 Song surrenders. Ta-Tu becomes capital of entire China and Mongol. Employed schemes to help Southern China recover. People who surrendered were pardoned. He usually worked with Besides paying tax, they gave people food to eat. Kublai allowed a lot of religions such as Confunianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Muslim. He was a buddhist. His wives and sons warned him how risky to invade Japan. But in 1274 Kublai forces Korea to build navy to attack Japan, fails. 1281 second invasion also fails due to storm, termed "Kamikaze", meaning Devine Wind by Japanese. 1281 wife Chabi also dies. 1285 Oldest son dies. After Chabi's death, kublai married her young cousin, Nambui, in Chabi's wish.(1286)

Last year of life becomes very fat and became ill, lost enthusianism on everything he liked. In 1294, Febuary 18th, Kublai dies alone in the palace when he was 80 years old. The next dynasty is Ming Dynasty. The Mongol Empire was a big empire stretching over much of Asia and Europe that was begun by Genghis Khan in the early 1200s. His three sons extended his empire to the rest of Russia, parts of Hungary, as well as Georgia and armenia.

The mongols also didn't like the fact that Kublai moved the capital in chinese land and he became used to the luxurus life of a chinese emperor. Which upset the mongols because they were used to traveling all the time. Kublai chose the dynasty's name carefully so that the chinese would respect him. Yuan means the begining of everything and also means chinese RMB nowdays. When Chabi died. Kublai was heart broken. He lost interest in everything. He started eating a lot and became fat. He finaly died alone at the age of 80 in his palace.

Kublai Khan was one of the most powerful leader in Mongolia and the grandson of the great Genghis Khan He was trained to shoot arrows when he was three years old by his mothers His father died because of alcoholism The mongol empire spread from the red sea to Korea In tradition Kublai Khan had 4 wives but chose Chabi as his favorite wive Even though he attacked many cities he didn't slaughter everyone at once like his grandfather he promise that if the enemy surrenders peacefully they spear their lives like what he did in the Nan Chang kingdom He built a new capital between the border of China and Mongolia After the fight with his brothers he made a new capital called Ta Tu Kublai Khan plan an attack to Japan he forced the Koreans to make his Naval Empire But when the navy reached Japan the attack was in trouble because of a heavy storm and the Japanese samurai which they called KAMIKAZE! When he return to Mongolia a sad news had come Kublai Khan favorite wive Chabi had passed away and just a few years later his eldest son also passed away. Kublai Khan has become mad he lock himself inside eating and drinking too many. At the age of 78 Kublai Khan one of the powerful leader in the mongol empire passed away alone The Ming Dynasty was born

Mongke=Oldest Brother. Ariq-Boke=Kublai's brother Ogedei=Kublai's uncle Sorghaghtan=Kublai's mom Tolui=Kublai's dad ZhenJin=Oldest son (one that died) Chabi=Favourite wife.