The Yuan Dynasty, the first unified feudal dynasty established by an ethnic minority in Chinese history, was the predecessor of the Great Mongol Empire established by Genghis Khan. Although the Yuan dynasty lasted less than a century, it left too many surprises and talking points for future generations, and Genghis Khan and Kublai, as the most outstanding representatives of that era, have been able to make a name for themselves in history, which shows that their great achievements are recognized by the world. However, although the two are famous, many people only know one of them and do not know the other, but even the relationship between the two are not clear. Here, let’s go with me to understand that historical fact.
Genghis Khan, the original name: Marco Jin – Temujin, although he was born in the family, but from childhood, the family was caught in the struggle for tribal power, after his father was killed by others, the family lived a life of upheaval. However, Temujin after all the trials and tribulations and not be broken, but with their own efforts re-elected as tribal leader. In 1206, Temujin was elected as the Khan of the entire Mongolian tribe and was called “Genghis Khan”, establishing the Mongol Khanate.
After the establishment of the kingdom, Genghis Khan went to war in order to achieve his ambitions, successively annihilating the Western Xia and the Golden State, as well as waging several conquests in the east and the west, and in the south and the north, once conquering a vast area of West Asia and even South Asia and Eastern Europe, reaching a staggering 30 million square kilometers across Asia and Europe at the height of the empire, which became the proudest achievement of Genghis Khan. After Genghis Khan’s death, his descendants established four khanates in those conquered lands, all of them independent but with the Great Mongolian Empire as their suzerain state, which later became the Yuan Dynasty.
What was the relationship between Kublai, the founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, and Genghis Khan? In terms of generation, Kublai was the son of Genghis Khan’s fourth son, Tolay, who was also Genghis Khan’s own grandson. After the death of Genghis Khan, his third son, Voguatai, inherited the Mongol empire, and Dragolay served as the supervisor. However, since Voguatai’s death, his family’s power weakened, and Dragolay’s eldest son, Mongol, was elected as Mongolian Khan the year after the death of Voguatai’s son, Guiyu, because of his high prestige in his long conquests in the north and south. “After the death of Mongol, his younger brother Kublai became the Khan and renamed the Great Mongolian State as “Great Yuan”.
Kublai, like his grandfather Genghis Khan, was the founder of the glorious history of the Mongolian nation, and both created a legendary era.
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