KUBLAI KAAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China; he establish the Yuan dynasty and built a great capital on the site of modern Beijing where he received Marco Polo (1216-1294)

Synonyms:

Kubla Khan; Kublai Kaan; Kublai Khan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

emperor (the male ruler of an empire)

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