Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368 CE)

1. Kublai Khan begins building Dadu capital

   Jan 1, 1267Labels: Kublai Khan, Dadu Beijing

   • Britannica China
   • Britannica Yuan

2. Kublai proclaims the dynastic name “Great Yuan”

   Nov 5, 1271Labels: Kublai Khan, Great Yuan

   • Britannica China
   • Yuan

3. Xiangyang falls, opening route into Song heartland

   Mar 14, 1273Labels: Xiangyang, Yuan army

   • Xiangyang
   • Britannica Yuan

4. First Mongol fleet invasion of Japan fails

   Jan 1, 1274Labels: Mongol fleet, Japan invasion

   • Britannica Kamikaze

5. Battle of Yamen ends the Song dynasty

   Mar 19, 1279Labels: Battle of, Southern Song

   • Yamen
   • Britannica Yuan

6. Second Japan invasion defeated by storms and resistance

   Aug 15, 1281Labels: Second Japan, kamikaze

   • Britannica Kamikaze
   • Koan Battle

7. Kublai Khan dies; succession challenges grow

   Feb 18, 1294Labels: Kublai Khan

   • Kublai
   • Britannica Yuan

8. Latin Catholic archbishopric established in Khanbaliq

   Jan 1, 1307Labels: Khanbaliq Dadu, Roman Catholic

   • Beijing Archdiocese
   • Montecorvino

9. Neo-Confucian exams formally restored under Ayurbarwada

   Jan 1, 1313Labels: Ayurbarwada, state exams

   • Yuan timeline
   • Britannica Togon temur

10. Toghon Temür becomes Yuan emperor as instability deepens

    Jan 1, 1333Labels: Toghon Tem, Yuan court

    • Britannica Togon temur
    • Yuan

11. Yellow River–Grand Canal works spark wider Red Turban revolt

    Apr 1, 1351Labels: Yellow River, Red Turban

    • Red Turbans
    • Toqto a

12. Zhu Yuanzhang proclaims the Ming dynasty in Nanjing

    Jan 23, 1368Labels: Zhu Yuanzhang, Ming dynasty

    • Britannica Hongwu
    • Hongwu

13. Ming forces enter Dadu; Yuan court flees north

    Aug 1, 1368Labels: Dadu Beijing, Toghon Tem

    • Britannica Hongwu
    • Britannica Togon temur