<P> The Mongol conquest of China was a series of major military efforts by the Mongol Empire to invade China proper . It spanned six decades in the 13th century and involved the defeat of the Jin dynasty , Western Xia , the Dali Kingdom and the Southern Song . The Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan started the conquest with small - scale raids into Western Xia in 1205 and 1207 . By 1279 , the Mongol leader Kublai Khan had established the Yuan dynasty in China and crushed the last Song resistance , which marked the onset of all of China under the Mongol Yuan rule . This was the first time in history that the whole of China was conquered and subsequently ruled by a foreign or non-native ruler . </P>
<P> The Mongol conquest of China was a series of major military efforts by the Mongol Empire to invade China proper . It spanned six decades in the 13th century and involved the defeat of the Jin dynasty , Western Xia , the Dali Kingdom and the Southern Song . The Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan started the conquest with small - scale raids into Western Xia in 1205 and 1207 . By 1279 , the Mongol leader Kublai Khan had established the Yuan dynasty in China and crushed the last Song resistance , which marked the onset of all of China under the Mongol Yuan rule . This was the first time in history that the whole of China was conquered and subsequently ruled by a foreign or non-native ruler . </P>
how did the mongols gain control over china
how did the mongols gain control over china
a series of major military efforts by the Mongol Empire
a series of major military efforts by the Mongol Empire