<P> The Yuan dynasty ( Chinese : 元 朝 ; pinyin : Yuán Cháo ) , officially the Great Yuan ( Chinese : 大 元 ; pinyin : Dà Yuán ; Yehe Yuan Ulus ) , was the empire or ruling dynasty of Mongolia established by Kublai Khan , leader of the Mongolian Borjigin clan . Although the Mongols had ruled territories including today 's North China for decades , it was not until 1271 that Kublai Khan officially proclaimed the dynasty in the traditional Chinese style , and the conquest was not complete until 1279 . His realm was , by this point , isolated from the other khanates and controlled most of present - day China and its surrounding areas , including modern Mongolia . It was the first foreign dynasty to rule all of China and lasted until 1368 , after which the rebuked Genghisid rulers retreated to their Mongolian homeland and continued to rule the Northern Yuan dynasty . Some of the Mongolian Emperors of the Yuan mastered the Chinese language , while others only used their native language ( i.e. Mongolian ) and the ' Phags - pa script . </P>
<P> The Yuan dynasty ( Chinese : 元 朝 ; pinyin : Yuán Cháo ) , officially the Great Yuan ( Chinese : 大 元 ; pinyin : Dà Yuán ; Yehe Yuan Ulus ) , was the empire or ruling dynasty of Mongolia established by Kublai Khan , leader of the Mongolian Borjigin clan . Although the Mongols had ruled territories including today 's North China for decades , it was not until 1271 that Kublai Khan officially proclaimed the dynasty in the traditional Chinese style , and the conquest was not complete until 1279 . His realm was , by this point , isolated from the other khanates and controlled most of present - day China and its surrounding areas , including modern Mongolia . It was the first foreign dynasty to rule all of China and lasted until 1368 , after which the rebuked Genghisid rulers retreated to their Mongolian homeland and continued to rule the Northern Yuan dynasty . Some of the Mongolian Emperors of the Yuan mastered the Chinese language , while others only used their native language ( i.e. Mongolian ) and the ' Phags - pa script . </P>
who set up the first foreign dynasty in china
who set up the first foreign dynasty in china
Yuan dynasty
Yuan dynasty