Yuan Dynasty Timeline

The Mongol Empire rules in Central and East Asia.

Reign of Kublai Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire.

Kublai Khan resumes the Mongol attacks on Song Dynasty China.

Part of northern Korea is conquered by the Mongol Empire.

The Mongol Yuan Dynasty, founded by Kublai Khan, rules China.

The first invasion of Japan by the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan fails.

Marco Polo serves Kublai Khan in Mongol Yuan Dynasty China.

Lin'an, the capital of the Song Dynasty, is captured by a Mongol army.

The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty invade Burma.

The Mongols complete their conquest of Song Dynasty China with victory at the naval battle at Yaishan.

The second invasion of Japan by the Mongol ruler/Yuan dynasty emperor Kublai Khan fails.

The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty China invade Vietnam for a second time.

The Mongols/Yuan Dynasty China re-invade Vietnam.

A Mongol/Yuan Dynasty naval force attacks Java.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the future Ming Hongwu Emperor, takes over the leadership of the rebel Red Turbans Movement.

Zhu Yuanzhang, leader of the rebel Red Turbans Movement and future Ming Hongwu Emperor, takes control of Nanjing.

Zhu Yuanzhang, future Ming Hongwu Emperor, defeats the rival rebel leader Chen Youliang at the battle of Poyang Lake.

Zhu Yuanzhang, future Ming Hongwu Emperor, defeats the rival rebel leader Zhang Shicheng.

Reign of the Ming Dynasty in China.

Zhu Yuanzhang, founder of the Ming Dynasty, declares himself Emperor of China, taking the reign name Hongwu.

The last Yuan Dynasty emperor, Toghon Temur (r. 1333-1368 CE), dies at Karakorum.