Kublai Khan

on history of the greatest rulers in history, it is difficult not to mention the names of Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan. Genghis Khan, of course, is known for the creation of the Mongol Empire, the largest in the world, through the destruction of tribes in Northeastern Asia. While Kublai Khan, who was Genghis Khan’s grandson, was an emperor of the Mongol Empire and found of the Yuan Dynasty in China. In the 13th century, it is an incredible feat that these figures led invaders into the governing the vast Mongol Empire. This brings into question, how they actually govern this empire. In this paper, I propose that these great figures were able to govern such a vast empire by exercising high religious tolerance with their rule, while holding on to patrimonialism through gaining and maintaining respect of disciples. The acceptance of different religions was factor that both of these Mongol emperors were known for during their time of ruling. In addition, the both Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan did not drastically change the social structure to parts of…

Kublai Khan, nicknamed the Wise Khan, was also a powerful military leader, but contributed to problems between the Mongol people. 1267 Kublai renewed his ambitions to conquer the Song. In order to do this, his army would have to go through difficult terrain and develop new siege tactics in order to combat Chinese fortifications. For example, he expanded the navy and built many catapults. By 1279, Kublai Khan had conquered the Song and became the first Mongol to rule the whole of China. He was…

In the book “Invisible cities”, Italo Calvino described 55 different cities from Marco polo’s memory. Towards the end of the story, the fifty-five cities made me more and more troubled, as if they were just a city of different character. Marco polo visited Kublai Khan when he was 21 years old at 1,275 A.D. In 1279 the Yuan Dynasty unified the whole China to establish the seventh Chinese Dynasty. Western countries have send numerous messengers to meet with Kublai Khan, but Khan only put Marco…

remember each one. But if one were able to step away to a fair distance to see all the dots and have read every bit, then one would see and understand the full meaning of each piece separately, and as a whole. In the discussion between Polo and the Khan it is possible for the reader to glean a few significant thoughts. Still the cities add a richness and depth to the dialogue, filling up the mental image with specific images that fill the background, putting the points that could be initially…

He departed when he was 17 years old in the year 1271 with his father and uncle. He started his journey going east from Venice. Marco Polo had to cross over the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Once he persevered through them, he had to pass through the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. He finally made it to Baghdad. From there, he went to the mouth of the Persian Gulf, and he crossed the Iran Plateau and Pamirs. He made it to Xinjiang after 3 years. In 1275, the ruler of China today, Kublai…

According to an account of the explorer Marco Polo there various traits of Mongolia and China that were similar to those of the civilizations of Europe. When Marco Polo travel across the Silk Roads to Mongolia and China, which was under the ruling of Kublai Khan, he stayed in the city of Kinsay. In Kinsay, Marco Polo observed that in the city there were twelve guilds which specialized in different crafts and that each of those guilds had twelve thousand households in their employment as workmen.…

Marco Polo was born in 1254 to a wealthy Venetian merchant family in Venice, Italy. His mother died when he was very young and his father, Niccolo Polo, and uncle, Maffeo Polo, were successful jewel merchants. As a result, they spent much of their time traveling throughout Asia for most of Marco’s childhood. Consequentially, Polo had no parents for much of his youth and was raised by his extended family. While they were traveling in Asia, Marco’s father and uncle traveled to China, here they…

Marco Polo`s history and his Influence in the age of exploration? Marco Polo was one of the first and most famous Europeans to travel to Asia during the Middle Ages. Marco polo traveled farther than anyone during his 24-year journey along the Silk Road, reaching China and Mongolia where he became a friend of Kublai Khan. 4 Marco Polo is a well known explorer from venice in Italy. He was Born around 1254 in Venice and he Died January 8 1324 Venice. Marco's uncle and father were…

Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta are two very famous explores who are known for traveling great distances during a time when such a thing was unheard of, and who kept detailed logs of their journeys. Ibn Battuta’s journey was based off of his religion, and his desire to visit all of the major religious sites and meet important religious leaders. He traveled a total of 75,000 miles over the course of 29 years. Marco Polo was an Italian traveler who claims to have met and become close to Kublai Khan,…

In Travels by Marco Polo, he depicts climate, geography, and weather while traveling because of type of terrain and villages they encountered, plus the resources they required throughout each part of the journey. During this trip must be able to bring in-order to get through specific climates and also terrain. In addition to show that you must prepare ahead of time before going out on a journey like this on the Silk Road. Polo starts off in the book by talking about how people traveling in the…