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Khanbaliq or Dadu of Yuan (Chinese: 元大都 Mongolian: ᠻᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ) was the winter capital of the Yuan dynasty of China in what is now Beijing, the capital of China today. It was located at the center of modern Beijing.
Learn about the Yuan dynasty, when China was ruled by the Mongols and became part of a larger empire. Explore the art, culture, and history of this period, and see examples of Yuan paintings, sculptures, and ceramics.
Oct 7, 2019 · Kublai Khan (Qubilai-Qan) was the ruler of the Mongol Empire from 1260 to 1294. His accomplishments include establishing Mongol rule in China under the name of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), thus becoming the first non-Chinese to rule the whole of that country. He founded his capital at Xanadu (Shangdu) and established Daidu (Beijing) as its ...
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Jan 1, 2014 · Khanbaliq, also known as Ta-tu, was the city founded by Kublai Khan in 1267 as the capital of the Mongol empire in China. Learn about its history, geography, architecture and legends from this chapter of an historical geography of Peiping.
- Renzhi Hou
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Khanbaliq or Dadu of Yuan was the winter capital of the Yuan dynasty of China in what is now Beijing, the capital of China today. It was located at the center of modern Beijing. The Secretariat directly administered the Central Region of the Yuan dynasty and dictated policies for the other provinces.
During his lifetime, Kublai Khan built the capital of the Yuan, Khanbaliq at the site of present-day central Beijing and made Shangdu (上都, "Upper Capital", known to Marco Polo as Xanadu) the summer capital. He also improved the agriculture of China, extending the Grand Canal, highways and public granaries. Marco Polo, a Venetian merchant ...
Kublai proclaimed Khanbaliq the Daidu (大都; Dàdū; 'Great Capital') of the dynasty. The era name was changed to Zhiyuan to herald a new era of Chinese history. The adoption of a dynastic name legitimized Mongol rule by integrating the government into the narrative of traditional Chinese political succession.
