Kubali+Khan+by+Branson

Kublai Khan 1215-1294  =Childhood = Kublai Khan was born in 1215, and had four brothers and he was the grandson of the emperor Genghis Khan. Kublai Khan was the sun of Tulia an Sorghaghtani Beki, he was raised in a castle and by the age of twelve he was a skilled horseman and he had a reputation as a skilled warrior. As he grew up, his older brother died at war and the throne was given to him.

=Career = He was a Mongol leader who ruled with many religious leaders allowing religious freedom as well as aid agencies,  increased postal services andmade paper currency. He established the Yuan dynasty, he ruled for thirty four years and died in Febuary 1294. In 1275, Marco Polo made peace with Kublai Khan and stayed in Mongolia for a while, they wanted to go back to their home land but Kublai Khan did not allow them to leave, finally he was persuaded to let them leave. The yuan dynasty lasted only 89 years from 1279 to 1368

=Acheivments = In 1287 Marco Polo went with Kublai Khan and his army to destroy Khan's uncle and Nayan, Kublai's rival. Kublai Khan quickly readied 460,000 soldiers when he heard that his rival Nayan had readied 300,000 soldiers. With the failure of the Yuan dynasty and Kublai Khans death, the decision to move the capitol to china had offended many people and he became obese and went to drinking heavily.

=Backround = He was raised in royalty and was really never supposed to be given all of the Mongol empire, because he had four brothers. He wanted to become a samarai, but when his brother died in a battle with Nayan, he was given the throne. He ruled with religious leaders to reduce work load, and supply religious freedom. He ruled after his ancestor tried to ruled with many different dynasties, such as the song dynasty, all of these attempts failed and then Kublai ruled the Yuan dynasty and united China, Mongolia, Russia, Gergia, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Uzbeckistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan,Afghanistan, Azerrb and Turkmenistan.