Yuan dynasty From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Great Yuan 大元 ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ Khagan -ruled division of the Mongol Empire Conquest dynasty in China 1271–1368 Yuan dynasty circa 1294 The situation of Goryeo was disputed [a] Provinces of Yuan in 1330 Capital Khanbaliq ( Beijing ) Languages Mongolian Chinese Religion Buddhism ( Tibetan Buddhism as de facto state religion ), Heaven worship , Shamanism , Taoism , Confucianism , Chinese folk religion , Chinese Nestorian Christianity , Roman Catholic Christianity , Judaism , Chinese Manichaeism , Islam , Legalism Government Monarchy Emperor • 1259–1294 Kublai Khan • 1332–1368 Toghon Temür Historical era Postclassical Era • Genghis Khan founds Mongol Empire Spring, 1206 • Formal proclamation of the Yuan dynasty [2] 5 November 1271 •...