A brief biography of Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty

Kublai Khan was a famous politician and military strategist. He was both the last khan of the Great Mongol Kingdom and the founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Below is a brief introduction of Kublai Khan that I have collected for you. I hope it will be helpful to you!

Introduction to Kublai Khan

Kublai Khan’s full name is Bol Jijin? Kublai Khan , known as "Xue Chan Khan", he is a famous politician in history. Kublai Khan was the last Khan of Mongolia and the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Kublai Khan's father's name was Borzhijin Tuolei, and he was the youngest son of Genghis Khan. Therefore, according to his seniority, Gis Khan should be regarded as Kublai Khan's grandfather.

In 1215 AD, Kublai Khan was born on the grasslands of Mobei. He had ambitions since he was a child and wanted to go out and realize his own value. Kublai Khan fought all the way and opened up a large territory for Mongolia. In 1260, Meng died of illness, and Kublai Khan ascended the throne in Kaiping and became the Great Khan of Mongolia. In 1271 AD, Kublai Khan designated the country of Great Mongolia as Yuan, and made Beijing its capital the following year. In 1294 AD, Kublai Khan died of illness in Dadu.

Kublai Khan made great contributions to the Yuan Dynasty during his reign. First of all, in politics, Kublai Khan focused on selecting outstanding talents, re-employed Han officials, improved the political system, and consolidated the rule of the court; in religion, Kublai Khan granted privileges to Buddhism and provided funds for Taoism. Not only that, Kublai Khan Bilie also absorbed foreign troops and came to the Yuan Dynasty.

What does Kublai Khan mean?

Kublai Khan is a Mongolian, so "Kublai Khan" is also the Chinese translation of the Mongolian name. Its original meaning in Mongolian is It means the heir of family property and bloodline. "Kubi" means inheriting the family business, and "lie" means "the person", which is somewhat similar to the suffixes such as "-er" and "-or" in English.

Kublai Khan has a Mongolian title "Xue Chan Khan", where "Xue Chan" means sage, wisdom and the like. Among the Mongolian people, suffixes such as social titles are often added to the real name. "Xue Chan Khan" is the suffix of Kublai Khan's real name. Another example is Temujin's "Genghis Khan", which is also his Mongolian title, which means "owning the oceans in all directions", among which "Genghis" means ocean and sea.

Because of their own national culture and historical traditions, the Mongolian people are mostly named after animals, the sun, the moon, flowers, plants and other things. For example, Kublai Khan's eldest brother Mengge, "Mengge" means firmament, sky, and their father Tore's name refers to the mirror, and their grandfather "Temujin" means hard iron. . Of course, naming children after things actually carries a deep meaning, which is to hope that they can be like these things, as strong as iron, like me in the mirror, and as broad as the sky.

In addition, Mongolian names often directly reflect the expectations of parents. For example, "Batu" means "strong", "Dark Cloud" means wisdom, "Siqin" means smart, "Gaowa" means beautiful, etc. So the actress Siqin Gaowa was named because her parents wanted her to be both smart and beautiful.

The name "Kublai Khan" is actually his father Torre's good expectation for him, hoping that he can inherit the Great Mongolia.

What was Kublai Khan’s surname?

Kublai Khan was a Mongolian, so he inherited the Mongolian surname of his grandfather Genghis Khan. It can be expressed in foreign languages, it is Borjigin. It is said that in Turkic language this means blue-eyed person.

Mongolians often use the name of their own clan as their surname, as is the case with the Borzhijin clan. It is said that according to his lineage, Genghis Khan came from the Jin family of Baoluote Baoer in the Qiyuan Department, so he was the "Jin family of Baoer". After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the people of the Ming Dynasty derogatorily called him "Bo'er Zhijin". At the same time, they also gave their descendants a Han surname. The first character was "Bao", which was also transliterated as "Bao".

Because Mongolians often use the name of their own tribe as their surname, Genghis Khan came from the Qiyuan tribe and was also said to be the "Qiyuan clan". However, in the "History of the Yuan Dynasty", due to errors in the Chinese translation of Mongolian, it became "Qiwo Wenshi". Later, people in the Ming Dynasty derogatorily called him "Qiyanshi".

In any case, Kublai Khan’s last name is Bol. In addition, the Borzhijin family originally had a pure and noble bloodline. It is said to be derived from the Mongolian ancestors and gods. Later, many Khans such as Genghis Khan came out, so their family is also known as the "Golden Family" , to show your dignity. After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, especially in the Qing Dynasty, many celebrities with the surname Bo'er Jijin appeared in history.

The name of Bo'er Zhijin is pronounced b?rj?jǐnsh?, and the character "zhi" in the middle is not pronounced "zhǐ". Because it is a Chinese name translated from the Mongolian transliteration of this surname, there are also other translations, such as Borjigit, Borjijin, Baoerjijin, etc.