Articles tagged “Yuan Dynasty”
Biligtu Khan, also known as Monarch Zhaozong of Northern Yuan, was a Northern Yuan dynasty emperor who reigned from 1370 until 1378. After his father, the last Yuan emperor, died, he succeeded to t ...
October 28, 2021
The Mongol Borjigin clan governed the Northern Yuan, which was situated on the Mongolian Plateau. It existed as a rump kingdom after China's Yuan dynasty collapsed in 1368 and survived until 16 ...
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Rinchinbal, also known as Emperor Ningzong of Yuan (May 1, 1326 – December 14, 1332), was a son of Kuala who was briefly elevated to the throne of the Yuan dynasty but died soon after. Aside ...
October 28, 2021
Toghon Temur (May 1320 to May 1370), also known by the Northern Yuan dynasty's temple name Huizong and the Hongwu Ruler of the Ming dynasty's posthumous name Emperor Shun, was the son of Kh ...
October 28, 2021
Jayaatu Khan, commonly known as Emperor Wenzong of Yuan, was an emperor of the Yuan dynasty born Tugh Temur. Apart from becoming Emperor of China, he is known as the 12th Great Khan of the Mongol E ...
October 26, 2021
Khutughtu Khan, commonly known as Emperor Mingzong of Yuan (December 22, 1300 – August 30, 1329), was a son of Khayishan who took the Yuan dynasty's throne in 1329 but died soon after. He ...
October 26, 2021
Yesün Temür's son Ragibagh, commonly known as the Tianshun Emperor of Yuan, was temporarily elevated to the throne of the Yuan dynasty in Shangdu in 1328. Apart from becoming Emperor ...
October 26, 2021
Kulug Khan, also known as Wuzong in the temple, was a Yuan dynasty monarch born Khayishan. Apart from becoming Emperor of China, he is known as the Mongol Empire's or Mongols' seventh Great ...
October 26, 2021
Buyantu Khan, commonly known as Renzong, was the fourth emperor of the Yuan dynasty and was born in Ayurbarwada. Apart from becoming Emperor of China, he is known as the Mongol Empire's eighth ...
October 26, 2021
Zhenjin (From 1243 to 1285/January 5, 1286), sometimes known as Jingim, Chinkim, or Chingkim, was Kublai Khan's son and Tolui's grandson. In the year 1262, his father appointed him as ...
October 19, 2021
Oljeytu Khan Temur was the Yuan dynasty's second emperor, reigning from May 10, 1294, to February 10, 1307. Apart from being Emperor of China, he is also known as the sixth Great Khan of the Mo ...
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Explore how Teotihuacan combined monumental pyramids, geometric urban planning, water engineering, and cosmic symbolism to build an extraordinary ancient cit ...
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August 17, 2026Explore the Yonaguni Monument beneath Japan: its strange terraces, geological origins, disputed carvings, and the debate over a possible sunken city.
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August 17, 2026Explore the Hundred Days Offensive of 1918, from Amiens to the Hindenburg Line, and how relentless Allied attacks forced Germany toward the Armistice.
August 17, 2026Explore the Second Battle of the Marne in 1918, Germany's final major offensive, the Allied counterattack, and the turning point toward German defeat.
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