Dadu (Khanbaliq)

Type Object Region East Asia Time 1264–1368

Dadu (Mongolian Khanbaliq, 'City of the Khan'), built by Kublai Khan in modern Beijing, remained the Yuan political, economic, and cultural center in…

Timeline

1264–1276City of Dadu · North ChinaKublai Khan built a new capital northeast of Yanjing, with Liu Bingzhong directing the plan: a square city modeled on the Rites of Zhou, with imperial city, palace city, and wards and markets, becoming the hub of Mongol rule over China.
1331–1340City of Dadu · North ChinaAfter the Shun Emperor's accession in 1331, Dadu remained the Yuan capital; the court, Central Secretariat, and Six Ministries operated there, Grand Canal grain tribute flowed into the city, maritime trade goods were transshipped, and the city's population and commerce maintained the empire's peak scale.

Sources

Cambridge History of China, Volume 6: Alien Regimes and Border States, 907–1368 — Denis Twitchett and Herbert Franke (eds.) (1994)
元史 — 宋濂等 (1370)