Event

Proclamation of the Yuan dynasty

1271 · 13th century

The proclamation of the Yuan dynasty was Kublai Khan's adoption in 1271 of the Chinese dynastic name Yuan for his realm. It presented Mongol rule in China in the form of a traditional Chinese dynasty. The proclamation marks the formal foundation of the Yuan Dynasty, which completed the conquest of the Southern Song in 1279.

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