Birth of Kublai Khan
Birth of Kublai Khan
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Kublai Biography and Timeline
Follow Kublai through 7 dated historical records for Mongolia.
Kublai, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
7Distinct records
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1215–1281Years on this page
1215
1260
Succession
Succeeds as Khan
1261
Succession
Defeats his brother Arik-Buka & Ogatais grandson Kaidu in a civil war
1274
Invasion of Japan
The Mongols are driven out of Japan at Hakata Bay
1279
Capital
Captures China & founds the Yuan Dynasty making his capital at Peking
Capture of Beijing
Captures China & founds the Yuan Dynasty making his capital at Peking
1281
Invasion of Japan
Defeated in a 2nd attempt to invade Japan
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.