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title: Portrait of Kublai Khan
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11204/portrait-of-kublai-khan/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Portrait of Kublai Khan
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11204.jpg)
## Image Caption
A painting of [Mongol](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mongol_Empire/) ruler [Kublai Khan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kublai_Khan/) (r. 1260 - 1294 CE) by the Nepalese astrologer and artist Araniko (1245–1306 CE). Although the portrait depicts Kublai Khan as he appeared at the beginning of his reign, it was actually painted after his [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) in 1294. 59.4 x 47 cm (23 x 18.5 in). Paint and ink on [silk](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silk/). From the National [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.
## Cite This Work
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Museum, B. (2019, September 17). Portrait of Kublai Khan. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Museum, British. "Portrait of Kublai Khan." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 17, 2019. .
### MLA
Museum, British. "Portrait of Kublai Khan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Sep 2019, .
## License & Copyright
© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YuanEmperorAlbumKhubilaiPortrait.jpg) by [**British Museum**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YuanEmperorAlbumKhubilaiPortrait.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 17 September 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.