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1206 - 1368

The Mongol Empire rules in Central and East Asia.
1260 - 1294

Reign of Kublai Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire.
1268

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

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

The Mongol Yuan Dynasty, founded by Kublai Khan, rules China.
1274

The first invasion of Japan by the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan fails.
c. 1275 - 1292

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

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

The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty invade Burma.
19 Mar 1279

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

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

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

The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty China re-invade Vietnam.
1292

A Mongol/Yuan Dynasty naval force attacks Java.
1355

Zhu Yuanzhang, the future Ming Hongwu Emperor, takes over the leadership of the rebel Red Turbans Movement.
1356

Zhu Yuanzhang, leader of the rebel Red Turbans Movement and future Ming Hongwu Emperor, takes control of Nanjing.
1360

Zhu Yuanzhang, future Ming Hongwu Emperor, defeats the rival rebel leader Chen Youliang at the battle of Poyang Lake.
1367

Zhu Yuanzhang, future Ming Hongwu Emperor, defeats the rival rebel leader Zhang Shicheng.
1368 - 1644

Reign of the Ming Dynasty in China.
23 Jan 1368

Zhu Yuanzhang, founder of the Ming Dynasty, declares himself Emperor of China, taking the reign name Hongwu.
1370

The last Yuan Dynasty emperor, Toghon Temur (r. 1333-1368 CE), dies at Karakorum.

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