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Yuan was the first dynasty to make Beijing (called Dadu by the Yuan) its capital, moving it there from Karakorum (now in Mongolia) in 1267. The Yuan rebuilt the Grand Canal and put the roads and postal stations in good order, and their rule coincided with new cultural achievements including the development of the novel as a literary form.
Despite its foreign origin, the Yuan Dynasty made significant contributions to Chinese culture and left a lasting legacy on the nation’s history. Accomplishments of the Yuan Dynasty 1. Unified China. The Yuan Dynasty achieved the remarkable feat of unifying China under a single rule.
A rich cultural diversity developed during the Yuan dynasty. The major cultural achievements were the development of drama and the novel and the increased use of the written vernacular. Arts and culture also greatly developed and flourished during the Yuan dynasty.
Yuan Dynasty ruled over China from 1271 to 1368. Many developments in economy, science, engineering, mathematics, printing, astronomy, medicine, painting, poetry, calligraphy and other forms of art took place during its reign.
Learn about the history of Yuan Dynasty (Mongolian Dynasty), the largest empire in China's history: its maps, origin, Mongol emperors, achievements, major events and end of Yuan.
Yuan was the first nongeographic name of a Chinese dynasty since Wang Mang established the Xin dynasty (9–25 ce). During the 1260s the central bureaucracy and the local administration of the Chinese empire were remodeled on Chinese lines, with certain alterations introduced by the Jin state.
The Yuan Dynasty was established by the Mongols and ruled China from 1271 to 1368 CE. Their first emperor was Kublai Khan (r. 1260-1279 CE) who finally defeated the Song Dynasty which had reigned in China since 960 CE.
China - Yuan Dynasty, Mongol Rule, Silk Road: Genghis Khan rose to supremacy over the Mongol tribes in the steppe in 1206, and within a few years he attempted to conquer northern China.
The Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) was the first foreign-ruled dynasty in Chinese history to commandeer all of China. With no experience in the running of such a large and complex empire, the Mongols gradually adopted many Chinese cultural and bureaucratic models.
The most significant achievement of the Yuan Dynasty was the unification of the whole territory. Prior to this China had been, for more than 300 years, a country of separate states.