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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the Mongol ruler who completed the conquest of China? (pg 370)
A
Kublai Khan
B
Tang Taizong
C
Yozei
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kublai Khan was a Mongolian general and statesman who was the grandson and greatest successor of Genghis Khan . He was the fifth emperor (reigned 1260–94) of the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty. In 1279 he completed the conquest of China begun by Genghis Khan and became the first Yuan ruler of all of China.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kublai Khan emerged victorious and established the Yuan Dynasty in China in 1271, perhaps the Mongols’ greatest triumph, though it would eventually be overthrown in 1368 by the native Han Chinese, who would launch their own Ming Dynasty.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kublai Khan was the grandson of Genghis Khan and a ruler of the Mongol Empire for over 30 years. Kublai Khan began the Yuan dynasty in present day Mongolia and China. Kublai Khan was born in 1215, during the reign of his grandfather, the Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was also very tolerant to foreign religions and his inclination towards modern Chinese culture. Kublai was a great sovereign leader who led his regions to prosperity.

Detailed explanation-5: -Temür, also called Öljeitü, (born 1265, China-died 1307, China), grandson and successor of the great Kublai Khan; he ruled (1295–1307) as emperor of the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty (1206–1368) of China and as great khan of the Mongol Empire.

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