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Genghis Khan conquered China (conquered because of the superior military capabilities.
His grandson, Kublai Khan, became emperor and founder of the Yuan dynasty.
able to conquer China due to their superior military capabilities.
Mongols were one of the strongest military forces in the world


Kublai Khan (1216- 1294)
Became the emperor of China’s Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
established Tatu (‘great capital’) as the capital, today’s Beijing

Instead of looking for more wars to fight, he concentrated on keeping the vast empire together
-(because he concentrated on keeping it together) The empire stretched from Korea to Hungary, and as far south as Vietnam making it the largest empire the world has ever known

Accomplishments
- improved the road system that linked china with Russia
- which promoted trade throughout the empire and Europe
- they used horses to deliver important messages throughout the empire
- famine relief scheme
- expanded the canal system
-which brought food from the country side to the cities
- started to enforce paper money as the formal currency
Difference

. During the Yuan Dynasty, China was part of the Mongol Empire. The Mongols were culturally very different from the Chinese. This made ruling them very difficult. The Mongols and the Chinese spoke different languages, had a different form of dress and many different customs. These background differences proved impossible to overcome.