Kublai Khan
the founder of the 20th Chinese dynasty, that of the Mongols or Yen. He was the grandson of Genghis Khan, and was proclaimed Emperor of the Mongols in 1260, in succession to his brother Mangou Khan.
He reigned, at first, only in Mongolia and the countries conquered by Genghis Khan; but he invaded China in 1267; captured the Chinese emperor in 1279, and thus overthrew the Song dynasty, which had ruled for 319 years. He extended his conquests over Tibet, Pegu, Cochin China, and formed the greatest empire known in history, embracing the whole of Asia and part of Europe, from the Dnieper to Japan. He died in 1294.
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Clonghis wen-lun'), a mountain KUFIC COINS Himalayas do the S. Starting from the Pamir plateau, the Kuen Lun extends E.
The peaks of this region measure from 18,000 to 25,000 feet in altitude, and the passes from 13,000 to 18,000 feet. These mountains were almost unknown till the explorations of the Russian General Prjevalski, 1876-1888.