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Kublai Khan

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Ku⋅blai Khan

  [koo-blahy kahn]
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–noun
1216–94, khan c1260–94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan).
Also, Ku⋅bi⋅lai Khan  [koo-bi-lahy] , Kubla Khan.
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Ku·blai Khan   (kōō'blī kän')   
Mongol emperor (1260-1294) and founder of the Mongol dynasty in China. A grandson of Genghis Khan, he conquered the Song dynasty (1279) and established a great capital, now Beijing, where he received Marco Polo (1275-1292).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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