C1279, Yuan (元) conquered Song (宋)

After two decades of sporadic warfare, Kublai Khan's armies conquered the Song (宋) Dynasty in 1279.

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China | c1127-c1279 | Song (南宋), China | c1271-c1368 | Yuan (元), Mongol | c1271-c1368 | Yuan (元)

C1271, The Yuan Dynast (~C1368)

The Yuan Dynasty (Chinese: 元朝; pinyin: Yuáncháo; IPA: [ɥǎn t͡ʂʰɑ̌ʊ]), Mongolian: Dai Ön Ulus/Их Юан Гүрэн), or Great Yuan Empire (simplified Chinese: 大元帝国; traditional Chinese: 大元帝國; pinyin: Dà Yuán Dìguó) was a Mongol-founded historical state or ruling dynasty in Mongolia and China, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368.

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元 [yuán]

公元1206年蒙古孛儿只斤·铁木真(成吉思汗)建国，1271年忽必烈定国号为元，1279年灭南宋，定都燕(ｙāｎ)京(后改称大都，即今北京)。1368年被朱元璋推翻。

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