Kublai Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Kublai, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Mongolia.

7 records1215–12815 events2 places

Chronological biography

1215

Birth of Kublai Khan1215

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War · Khan

Birth of Kublai Khan

1260

Succession1260

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War · Khan

Succeeds as Khan

1261

Succession1261

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War · Khan

Defeats his brother Arik-Buka & Ogatais grandson Kaidu in a civil war

1274

Invasion of Japan1274

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War · Khan · Hakata Bay

The Mongols are driven out of Japan at Hakata Bay

1279

Capital1279

Warfare / Military · Khan · Beijing

Captures China & founds the Yuan Dynasty making his capital at Peking

Capture of Beijing1279

Warfare / Military · Khan · Beijing

Captures China & founds the Yuan Dynasty making his capital at Peking

1281

Invasion of Japan1281

Warfare / Mongol-Empire War · Khan

Defeated in a 2nd attempt to invade Japan

Titles and roles

Khan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.