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The '''Yuan Dynasty''' was the Chinese dynasty set up and ruled by the [[Mongol]] Empire. It was the first time foreigners ruled [[China]]. [[Ghengis Khan]] conquered China and his grandson, [[Kublai Khan]], was the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty lasted from 1279 - 1368 A.D.
The '''Yuan Dynasty''' was the Chinese dynasty set up and ruled by the [[Mongol]] Empire. It was the first time foreigners ruled [[China]]. [[Ghengis Khan]] conquered China and his grandson, [[Kublai Khan]], was the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty lasted from 1279 - 1368 A.D. and was succeeded by the [[Ming Dynasty]].
==Further reading==
* Ebrey, Patricia Buckley, and Kwang-ching Liu. ''The Cambridge Illustrated History of China'' (1999) 352 pages [http://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Illustrated-History-China-Histories/dp/052166991X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197346890&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Latourette, Kenneth Scott. ''The Development of China'' (1917) 273 pages; [http://books.google.com/books?id=fSIPAAAAYAAJ&dq=inauthor:latourette&num=30&as_brr=1 full text online; written by Christian scholar]
* Mote, Frederick W. ''Imperial China, 900–1800'' Harvard University Press, 1999, 1,136 pages, the authoritative treatment of the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties; [http://www.amazon.com/Imperial-China-900-1800-F-Mote/dp/0674012127/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197237736&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Wright, David Curtis. ''History of China'' (2001) 257pp; [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-history-of-china-by-david-curtis-wright-john-e-findling-frank-w-thackeray.jsp online edition]
==References==
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[[Category:Chinese Dynasties]]
[[Category:Chinese Dynasties]]
[[Category:Chinese History]]