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Ku·blai Khan (ko͞o'blī känʹ) also Ku·bla Khan (-blə), 1215-1294.
Mongol emperor (1260-1294) and founder of the Mongol dynasty in China. A grandson of Genghis Khan, he conquered the Song dynasty (1279) and established a great capital, now Beijing, where he received Marco Polo (1275-1292).
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Universalium. 2010.