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Yuan Dynasty
(approx. 1280-1368)
Mongol Empire & Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty
Capital:

 Dadu (Beijing)

Languages:

 Chinese, Mongolian

Religions:

 Buddhism, Taoism,
Confucianism, Chinese
folk religion, Tengriism,
Christianity, Islam
The Yuan Dynasty
Government:

 Monarchy

Currency:

 Paper Currency (Chao),
Chinese cash

Today part of:

 Burma, China, India, North
Korea, South Korea, Laos
Mongolia, Russia, Hong
Kong, Macao, Vietnam
Mongol Conquest of China
 Tiemuzhen/Genghis Khan (1162-1227)
 Founder and emperor of the
Mongol Empire.
 Placed in the imperial records as the
official founder of Yuan Dynasty by his
grandson, Kublai Khan.
 Assigned Ögedei Khan as his successor.
 Split his empire into khanates.
 Conquered many lands across
Asia and Europe:
North China in the East.
Turkey in the West.
Russia in the North.
Europe was saved from the Mongol invasion when
Genghis Khan died after defeating the Western Xia in
1227.
Founding of Yuan Dynasty
 Kublai Khan (1260-1294)

 Known as the Great Khan.
 True founder and emperor of the
Yuan Dynasty.
 First Mongol (non-Chinese) emperor
of China.
 Genghis Khan's grandson.
 Defeated his younger brother Ariq Böke
in a succession war.
 Invasions of Japan, in 1274 and 1281,
were failures.
 Invasion of Java in 1293 was also a failure.
 Transferred the Mongol capital from Karakorum to Peking.
Under the Rule of
Kublai Khan
 Introduced the Mongol customs in China and
at the same time the Mongols assimilated
themselves to the Chinese culture.
 Established a government with institutions
resembling the ones in earlier Chinese
dynasties and made reforms to maintain his
centralized rule.
 Centralized the government of China and
made himself an absolute monarch.
 Made Dadu, which is present-day Beijing, the
capital of Yuan.
 Made Shangdu the summer capital.
 Improved the agriculture of China, extending
the Grand Canal, highways, and public
granaries. The agricultural techniques used
were superior to those of the previous
dynasties and food output increased.
 Linked China to the east and west which
brought in further influx of various religious and
cultural influences.
 Supported the Silk Road trade network, allowing
the contacts between Chinese technologies
and the western ones.
 Promoted science and restored the schools,
invited scholars, scientists, and artists to his
court.
 Promoted religion and tolerated all foreign
religions and welcomed their missionaries.
 Christianity
 Islam
 Buddhism
 Carried on diplomatic relations with the
Vatican and the Western nations.
 Issued paper banknotes (made from mulberry
bark paper) known as Chao. The use of paper
currency stimulated the development of
commerce.
 Marco Polo described his rule as benevolent:
relieving the populace of taxes in times of
hardships; building hospitals and orphanages;
distributing food among the abjectly poor.
 Marco Polo
A Venetian traveler.
A good friend of Kublai Khan.
Worked as an envoy for Kublai Khan.
Messenger to the Western world.
Told the story of his travels in a book
entitled The Travels of Marco Polo.
 Catapulted the historical epoch called
the "Age of Discovery and Exploration".


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father

Arrival of Marco Polo and his
and uncle at the court of Kublai
Khan at Peking.
Contributions to China &
to the World
 Paper money

 Magnetic compass

 Blue & white porcelain
 Guns

 Hand cannon

 Gunpowder

 Landscape painting

 Four Great Painters:
 Huang Gongwang
 Ni Zan
 Wu Zhen
 Wang Meng
 Theatre
 Opera
 Music

 Decimal numbers
Thank you!

Yuan Dynasty: China's History
Pumar, Korinna Kim S.

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Yuan Dynasty: China's History

  • 2. Mongol Empire & Yuan Dynasty
  • 3. The Yuan Dynasty Capital:  Dadu (Beijing) Languages:  Chinese, Mongolian Religions:  Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion, Tengriism, Christianity, Islam
  • 4. The Yuan Dynasty Government:  Monarchy Currency:  Paper Currency (Chao), Chinese cash Today part of:  Burma, China, India, North Korea, South Korea, Laos Mongolia, Russia, Hong Kong, Macao, Vietnam
  • 5. Mongol Conquest of China  Tiemuzhen/Genghis Khan (1162-1227)  Founder and emperor of the Mongol Empire.  Placed in the imperial records as the official founder of Yuan Dynasty by his grandson, Kublai Khan.  Assigned Ögedei Khan as his successor.  Split his empire into khanates.  Conquered many lands across Asia and Europe: North China in the East. Turkey in the West. Russia in the North. Europe was saved from the Mongol invasion when Genghis Khan died after defeating the Western Xia in 1227.
  • 6. Founding of Yuan Dynasty  Kublai Khan (1260-1294)  Known as the Great Khan.  True founder and emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.  First Mongol (non-Chinese) emperor of China.  Genghis Khan's grandson.  Defeated his younger brother Ariq Böke in a succession war.  Invasions of Japan, in 1274 and 1281, were failures.  Invasion of Java in 1293 was also a failure.  Transferred the Mongol capital from Karakorum to Peking.
  • 7. Under the Rule of Kublai Khan  Introduced the Mongol customs in China and at the same time the Mongols assimilated themselves to the Chinese culture.  Established a government with institutions resembling the ones in earlier Chinese dynasties and made reforms to maintain his centralized rule.  Centralized the government of China and made himself an absolute monarch.  Made Dadu, which is present-day Beijing, the capital of Yuan.  Made Shangdu the summer capital.  Improved the agriculture of China, extending the Grand Canal, highways, and public granaries. The agricultural techniques used were superior to those of the previous dynasties and food output increased.
  • 8.  Linked China to the east and west which brought in further influx of various religious and cultural influences.  Supported the Silk Road trade network, allowing the contacts between Chinese technologies and the western ones.  Promoted science and restored the schools, invited scholars, scientists, and artists to his court.  Promoted religion and tolerated all foreign religions and welcomed their missionaries.  Christianity  Islam  Buddhism  Carried on diplomatic relations with the Vatican and the Western nations.  Issued paper banknotes (made from mulberry bark paper) known as Chao. The use of paper currency stimulated the development of commerce.  Marco Polo described his rule as benevolent: relieving the populace of taxes in times of hardships; building hospitals and orphanages; distributing food among the abjectly poor.
  • 9.  Marco Polo A Venetian traveler. A good friend of Kublai Khan. Worked as an envoy for Kublai Khan. Messenger to the Western world. Told the story of his travels in a book entitled The Travels of Marco Polo.  Catapulted the historical epoch called the "Age of Discovery and Exploration".      father Arrival of Marco Polo and his and uncle at the court of Kublai Khan at Peking.
  • 10. Contributions to China & to the World  Paper money  Magnetic compass  Blue & white porcelain
  • 11.  Guns  Hand cannon  Gunpowder  Landscape painting  Four Great Painters:  Huang Gongwang  Ni Zan  Wu Zhen  Wang Meng
  • 12.  Theatre  Opera  Music  Decimal numbers
  • 13. Thank you! Yuan Dynasty: China's History Pumar, Korinna Kim S.