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    Ku·blai Khan
    /ˌko͝oblə ˈkän/
    • 1. (1215–94), Mongol emperor of China; grandson of Genghis Khan. With his brother Mangu (then Mongol Khan), he conquered southern China (1252–59). After Mangu's death in 1259, he completed the conquest of China, founded the Yuan dynasty, and established his capital on the site of modern Beijing.

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