Kublai Khan Timeline

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1206 CE - 1368 CE

The Mongol Empire rules in Central and East Asia.
1215 CE

Birth of Kublai Khan, son of Tolui and grandson of Genghis Khan.
1257 CE

The Mongols invade Vietnam.
1260 CE - 1294 CE

Reign of Kublai Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire.
1260 CE - 1264 CE

Kublai Khan fights a civil war with his brother Ariq Boke for control of the Mongol Empire.
1262 CE

Kublai Khan captures Karakorum after his rival nAriq Boke (1219-1266 CE) used it as his base.
1263 CE - 1273 CE

Xanadu is the capital of the Mongol Empire.
1268 CE

Kublai Khan resumes the Mongol attacks on Song Dynasty China.
1270 CE

Part of northern Korea is conquered by the Mongol Empire.
1271 CE - 1368 CE

The Mongol Yuan Dynasty, founded by Kublai Khan, rules China.
1273 CE

Xiangyang falls into Mongol hands.
1274 CE

The first invasion of Japan by the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan fails.
1274 CE - 1364 CE

Xanadu is the summer capital of the Mongol Empire.
c. 1275 CE - 1292 CE

Marco Polo serves Kublai Khan in Mongol Yuan Dynasty China.
28 Mar 1276 CE

Lin'an, the capital of the Song Dynasty, is captured by a Mongol army.
1277 CE

The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty invade Burma.
19 Mar 1279 CE

The Mongols complete their conquest of Song Dynasty China with victory at the naval battle at Yaishan.
1281 CE

The second invasion of Japan by the Mongol ruler/Yuan dynasty emperor Kublai Khan fails.
1281 CE

The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty China invade Vietnam for a second time.
1286 CE

The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty China re-invade Vietnam.
1287 CE

The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty China re-invade Burma.
1292 CE

A Mongol/Yuan Dynasty naval force attacks Java.