WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Yuan Dynasty fell in 1368, overthrown by the Chinese rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang, who established the Ming Dynasty and became known as the Hongwu emperor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Generally, there were two major factors that led to the decline of the Yuan Dynasty: one was the class conflict caused by the heavy taxation, the other one was the ethnic contradiction resulting from the ‘Four Class System’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Yuan dynasty was founded by the Mongol warlord Kublai Khan in 1271 and conquered the Song dynasty in 1279. The Yuan dynasty lasted nearly a hundred years before a series of rebellions known as the Red Turban Rebellion resulted in its collapse in 1368 and the rise of the Ming dynasty.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mongol conquest of China was a series of major military efforts by the Mongol Empire to conquer various empires ruling over China for 74 years(1205-1279).

Detailed explanation-5: -In English, the term “Northern Yuan (dynasty)” is generally used to cover the entire period from 1368 to 1635 for historiographical purpose.