Peerless hero Genghis Khan (Temujin, 1162-1227) was born of the Mongol tribes. An outstanding strategist and statesman, he was known as Emperor Tai Zu, founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

The result of these rebellions was the expulsion of the Mongols from China and the establishment of the new Chinese Ming Dynasty in 1368. Unlike the Yuan Dynasty, which was much more open to the ...

The first was the Yuan, founded in 1271 not by a Chinese but by a ... Though neither succeeded entirely, each commanded a world-empire stretching far beyond the Mongols’ original homeland. Chinggis’s ...

Japanese and Mongol forces fought the Battle of Bunei ... It is believed that the Yuan Dynasty abandoned both attempts partly due to a storm, which is often called “divine wind.” ...

This refers to the military forces of Genko, two military campaigns launched against Japan by the Mongol Empire (Yuan Dynasty) and its vassal state, Goguryeo, in the years 1274 and 1281.

Beijing had been the capital of the preceding Yuan Dynasty. The food in the Yuan palace had been influenced by the Mongolian flavorings. The food in the Ming palace, however, was mainly that of ...

In 1259, a peace agreement was signed between the two countries. The Yuan dynasty of China established by the Mongols accepted Goryeo’s six conditions for peace, including a guarantee of the continued ...

The Society for Song, Yuan, and Conquest Dynasty Studies is an international society committed to the encouragement of the study of Chinese—as well as Jürchen, Khitan, Tangut, and Mongol—history, ...

Legend of Yuan Empire Founder is an upcoming Chinese television series based on the life of Kublai Khan and the events leading to the founding of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty in China. Filming ...