![]() ![]() By 1279, the last of the Song opposition was defeated. Eventually, most Song Chinese accepted Kublai’s rule. In 1271, he renamed his empire the Yuan Dynasty to better appeal to his Chinese subjects, and he established his capital in modern-day Beijing. Kublai Khan wanted to unite all of China under his rule, including the Song in the south. In 1260, Kublai was named as the Great Khan. Kublai then established a truce with the Song and returned home, where he fought his brother’s claim to the throne. ![]() Kublai learned that one of his brothers, Ariq Boke had been named to replace Möngke as the Great Khan. In 1259, Möngke was killed in battle while fighting the Chinese Song Dynasty in the south. Kublai also established a new northern capital at Shangdu and surrounded himself with Chinese advisers to help him with the local population. Kublai led successful military campaigns there and in surrounding areas, but unlike earlier Mongol military leaders, he treated the people he conquered with restraint. He put Kublai in charge of northern China. ![]() In 1251, Kublai’s brother Möngke became the Great Khan, the ruler of the Mongol Empire. ![]() He also was exposed to many elements of Chinese culture, which he grew to admire. As a young boy, Kublai was taught the art of warfare and became a skilled warrior and hunter. Kublai Khan was born in 1215, during the reign of his grandfather, the Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan. ![]()
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