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Mongol conquest of Dali

1253 · 13th century

The Mongol conquest of Dali was the campaign of 1253 in which Mongol forces under Kublai overran the kingdom of Dali in present-day Yunnan. The conquest outflanked the Song Dynasty from the south-west. It was an important step in the campaigns that led to the foundation of the Yuan Dynasty.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mongol conquest of Dali. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mongol-conquest-of-dali
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