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'''Kublai Khan''' (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294) was the grandson of [[Genghis Khan]], brother of [[Hülegü Khan]], and fifth ruler of the [[Mongols|Mongol Empire]] from 1260 to 1294.
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'''Kublai Khan''' (Mongolian: <span style="writing-mode:tb-rl;vertical-align:text-top;">ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠯᠠᠢ</span><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl;vertical-align:text-top;">ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span>; Chinese: 忽必烈; 1215 – 1294) was the fifth ruler of the [[Mongol Empire]] and the first Emperor of the [[Yuan dynasty]] of [[China]] from 1260 to 1294.


He is mentioned in a conversation between [[Desmond Miles]] and [[Shaun Hastings]], and in [[Domenico Auditore]]'s biography, where it is stated that [[Marco Polo]] met him while visiting the court of Genghis Khan, where he retrieved [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Codex]].
A grandson of [[Genghis Khan]] and brother to [[Ariq Boke]], [[Möngke Khan]], and [[Hülegü Khan]], Kublai is the second most well-known of the Mongolian rulers. His empire stretched even further than that of Genghis Khan did,{{Fact|June 2019}} and he was the first Mongol to rule over the entirety of China.


==Reference==
==Biography==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
===Fighting for the throne===
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On 11 August 1259, directly following the murder of his brother Möngke by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Zhang Zhi]], Kublai's nephew, [[Asutai]], remarked that there would soon be a power struggle for the throne and that the claimant Ariq Boke would be challenged by Kublai with support from his other brother Hülegü.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 12</ref>
 
===Meeting the Polos===
In May 1275, Kublai Khan welcomed the Polo brothers and [[Niccolò Polo]]'s son [[Marco Polo|Marco]] into his court, not knowing that the famed explorers were in fact Assassins. The Polos' alliance with the Khan and Marco's seventeen years of service gave the latter the opportunity to break into Kublai's vault in {{Wiki|Shangdu}} and steal back [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]],<ref name="Memories">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref><ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Retrieving the Codex]]</ref> which had been taken by the Mongols from the two elder Polos nearly two decades earlier.<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>
 
==Gallery==
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ACM Kublai Khan 2.png|Kublai Khan in Mongol armor
ACM Kublai Khan 3.png|Kublai leading his men in battle
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==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' {{Mo}}
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACM}}
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 25 May 2026

"It is the arch that supports the bridge."
―Kublai Khan.[src]

Kublai Khan (Mongolian: ᠬᠤᠪᠢᠯᠠᠢᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; Chinese: 忽必烈; 1215 – 1294) was the fifth ruler of the Mongol Empire and the first Emperor of the Yuan dynasty of China from 1260 to 1294.

A grandson of Genghis Khan and brother to Ariq Boke, Möngke Khan, and Hülegü Khan, Kublai is the second most well-known of the Mongolian rulers. His empire stretched even further than that of Genghis Khan did, [citation needed] and he was the first Mongol to rule over the entirety of China.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Fighting for the throne[edit | edit source]

On 11 August 1259, directly following the murder of his brother Möngke by the Assassin Zhang Zhi, Kublai's nephew, Asutai, remarked that there would soon be a power struggle for the throne and that the claimant Ariq Boke would be challenged by Kublai with support from his other brother Hülegü.[1]

Meeting the Polos[edit | edit source]

In May 1275, Kublai Khan welcomed the Polo brothers and Niccolò Polo's son Marco into his court, not knowing that the famed explorers were in fact Assassins. The Polos' alliance with the Khan and Marco's seventeen years of service gave the latter the opportunity to break into Kublai's vault in Shangdu and steal back Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex,[2][3] which had been taken by the Mongols from the two elder Polos nearly two decades earlier.[4]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]