Yuan dynasty regime

Type Object Region China Time 1271–1368

The Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) was the unified dynasty established by Kublai Khan in China after the Mongol Empire's fragmentation, with its capital at…

Timeline

1271–1279Dadu · ChinaKublai Khan took the meaning of 'Great is the Qian Yuan' from the Book of Changes to rename the state 'Great Yuan', established the capital at Dadu, and in 1279 destroyed the Southern Song, completing the unification of China proper.
c. 1280–1300Zhongshu Province jurisdiction · ChinaAt its height the Yuan dynasty implemented the provincial system, a postal relay station network, and policies of religious coexistence; overland and maritime trade networks spanning Eurasia made Dadu an international metropolis.
1351–1360Middle and lower Yellow River and Jianghuai region · Central ChinaIn the eleventh year of Zhizheng, a Yellow River breach and corvée labor for river works intensified popular unrest; Han Shantong, Liu Futong, and others launched the Red Turban Rebellion, and the Yuan court's control over the provinces rapidly unraveled.
1368Dadu · ChinaAs Zhu Yuanzhang's northern expeditionary army approached Dadu, the Yuan emperor Shun withdrew to Shangdu, and the Yuan dynasty's rule as the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains came to an end.

Sources

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