Jottings from the Granite Studio

Monday marks the 735th anniversary of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty by Kublai (Qubilai) Khan. Kublai, the grandson of Chinggis Khan, inherited the easternmost areas of the Mongol empire after a brief spat with his younger brother and declared himself emperor of the new dynasty in 1271. Within a decade, the Mongol armies had [...]

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