Middle Ages

Yuan Dynasty

Period
AD 1294 – AD 1374
Duration
approx. 80 years
Greatest extent
around AD 1352
Area (max.)
approx. 14.2 million km²
Yuan Dynasty at its greatest extent (around AD 1352) · Borders: Cliopatria
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Strength

Mongol cavalry combined with Chinese infantry and fleets of hundreds of ships.

Famous figures

  • Kublai Khan
  • Bayan of the Baarin
  • Temür Khan
  • Toghon Temür

Wars & battles won

  • Conquest of the Southern Song (1279)

Wars & battles lost

  • Invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
  • Battle of Bạch Đằng (1288)
  • Red Turban Rebellion, fall in 1368

Languages

  • Mongolian
  • Chinese
  • Persian

Period and duration

Yuan Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 1294 to AD 1374, roughly 80 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.

Greatest extent

Yuan Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 1352: the mapped borders then cover about 14.2 million km², roughly 9.5% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

AD 1294Area according to the map data (max. 14.2 million km²)AD 1374

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (AD 1293)

After

Neighbours around AD 1352

The largest states in the region at the same time:

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Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.