Yuan dynasty

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Chinese dynasty Mongol dynasty historical state imperial dynasty

The Yuan dynasty was a Chinese imperial dynasty established by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan that ruled China as part of the vast Mongol Empire in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Aliases (6)

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese dynasty → Mongol dynasty → historical state → imperial dynasty →
alsoKnownAs	Da Yuan → Great Yuan →
capital	Dadu → Khanbaliq → present-day Beijing →
continent	Asia →
country	China →
culturalInfluence	Sinicization of Mongol rulers → spread of Tibetan Buddhism in China →
currency	chao → paper money →
dissolved	1368 →
endCause	Red Turban Rebellion →
endTime	1368 →
eraName	Yanyou → Zhiyuan → Zhizheng →
ethnicGroupInPower	Mongols →
foundedBy	Kublai Khan →
founder	Kublai Khan →
governmentForm	absolute monarchy → monarchy →
historicalPeriod	13th century → 14th century →
inception	1271 →
knownFor	integration of China into Mongol Empire → multiethnic administration → promotion of trade along the Silk Road → use of paper currency on a large scale →
legalSystem	Yassa-influenced law →
legitimizedBy	Mandate of Heaven →
nativeName	大元 →
nativeNameLanguage	Chinese →
notableRuler	Buyantu Khan → Kublai Khan → Külüg Khan → Temür Khan → Toghon Temür → Tugh Temür →
officialLanguage	Classical Chinese → Mongolian →
overthrownBy	Ming dynasty →
partOf	Mongol Empire →
predecessor	Jin dynasty → Southern Song dynasty →
religion	Buddhism → Islam → Nestorian Christianity → Taoism → Tibetan Buddhism →
startTime	1271 →
successor	Ming dynasty →
territoryIncludes	China proper → Mongolia → Tibet → parts of Manchuria → parts of Xinjiang →
uses	Four-class system →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chinese Jews of Kaifeng → Quanzhou →	flourishedDuring
Great Khan ("Borjigin dynasty") → Great Khan →	usedBy
Pax Mongolica →	appliesToPolity
Classical Gardens of Suzhou →	associatedDynasty
Chagatai Khanate →	borderedBy
Kertanegara ("Yuan dynasty of China") →	conflictWith
Marco Polo ("Yuan dynasty China") →	described
Kublai Khan →	dynastyFounded
Ming dynasty →	followed
Great Khan ("Emperor of the Yuan dynasty") →	followedBy
Northern Yuan dynasty →	follows
Mongols →	foundedEmpire
Great Khan ("Mongol-ruled China") →	hasAuthorityOver
Marco Polo →	historicalPeriod
Imperial China →	includesDynasty
Northern Yuan dynasty →	namedAfter
Yuan dynasty ("大元") →	nativeName
Hongwu Emperor →	overthrew
Hongwu Emperor →	predecessor
Kublai Khan →	realm
Great Wall of China →	rebuiltBy
Jin dynasty →	replacedBy
Song dynasty →	successor
Mongols →	successorStates
Huizhou (historical region) →	timePeriod
Juyongguan →	usedDuring