The Yuan Dynasty: A Time of Conquest

The Yuan Dynasty (1271 to 1368) had a vast amount of land.  Modern China’s borders are a lot smaller than the Yuan Dynasty’s.  The Yuan Dynasty stretched from Russia to Myanmar, and included modern day North Korea and Mongolia.  The Mongols were fierce warriors that constantly expanding their empire.  As they expanded south they met the Song Dynasty, a small dynasty that ruled over southern China.  When they conquered the Song, they moved the capitol to Dadu, which is modern day Beijing, and started the Yuan Dynasty.