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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the name of the Mongol dynasty in China?
A
Mongol or Yuan Dynasty
B
Tang Dynasty
C
Song Dynasty
D
Ping Dynasty
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Yuan dynasty, Wade-Giles romanization Yüan, also called Mongol dynasty, dynasty established by Mongol nomads that ruled portions and eventually all of China from the early 13th century to 1368.

Detailed explanation-2: -Genghis Khan’s grandson, Kublai Khan, defeated the Chinese Southern Song in 1279, and for the first time all of China was under foreign rule. In 1271 Kublai Khan named his dynasty Yuan which means “origin of the universe.” The Yuan dynasty in China lasted from 1279 to 1368.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang, the leader of the Red Turban Rebellion defeated the Yuan Dynasty and established the Ming Dynasty with its capital in Nanjing.

Detailed explanation-4: -Zhu finally drove the Mongols out of Beijing (1368) and made himself emperor of a new dynasty, the Ming.

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