Yuan dynasty

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Also known as: Great Origin dynasty, Mongol dynasty, Ta Yüan dynasty, Yüan dynasty, Yeke Mongghol Ulus
Wade-Giles romanization:
Yüan
Also called:
Mongol dynasty

Yuan dynasty, dynasty established by Mongol nomads that ruled portions and eventually all of China from the early 13th century to 1368. Mongol suzerainty eventually also stretched throughout most of Asia and eastern Europe, though the Yuan emperors were rarely able to exercise much control over their more distant possessions. The emergence of the Mongol dynasty dates to 1206, when Genghis Khan was able to unify under his leadership all Mongols in the vast steppe lands north of China. Genghis began encroaching on the Jin dynasty in northern China in 1211 and finally took the Jin capital of Yanjing (or ...(100 of 699 words)