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Kublai Khan establishes the Chinese-style Yüan dynasty, …

Years: 1279 - 1279

Kublai Khan establishes the Chinese-style Yüan dynasty, with its capital at Beijing, Following the capitulation of the Southern Song in 1279.

As khakhan, Kublai pays scant attention to the subsidiary khanates of the far-flung Mongol empire, so these become almost independent kingdoms.