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Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China.
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Kublai Khan
Founder of the Yuan dynasty (1215–1294)
Kublai Khan, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. He proclaimed the dynastic name "Great Yuan" in 1271, and ruled Yuan China until his death in 1294.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Yuan dynasty
Mongol-led dynasty of China (1271–1368)
The Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan, was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire from the Borjigin clan, and lasted from 1271 to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mongolia
Country in East Asia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of 1,564,116 square kilometres, with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's most sparsely populated sovereign state. Mongolia is the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 18
Day of the year
December 18 is the 352nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 13 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)