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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. and was succeeded by the [[Ming Dynasty]].

The '''Yuan Dynasty''' ([[Chinese]]: 猿朝; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Yuáncháo) 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==

==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]

*  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]