Kublai khan biography video on michael jackson

Kublai Khan was born in 1215, during the reign of his grandfather, the Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan. As a young boy, Kublai was taught the art of warfare and became a skilled warrior and hunter. He also was exposed to many elements of Chinese culture, which he grew to admire.

In 1251, Kublai’s brother Möngke became the Great Khan, the ruler of the Mongol Empire. He put Kublai in charge of northern China. Kublai led successful military campaigns there and in surrounding areas, but unlike earlier Mongol military leaders, he treated the people he conquered with restraint. Kublai also established a new northern capital at Shangdu and surrounded himself with Chinese advisers to help him with the local population.

In 1259, Möngke was killed in battle while fighting the Chinese Song Dynasty in the south. Kublai learned that one of his brothers, Ariq Boke had been named to replace Möngke as the Great Khan. Kublai then established a truce with the Song and returned home, where