Review:
Yuan Dynasty
overall review score: 4.5
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The Yuan Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that ruled from 1271 to 1368, established by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan.
Key Features
- Mongol rule
- paper currency
- imperial examination system
- Marco Polo's travels
Pros
- Innovations in commerce and trade
- Cultural exchange with Central Asia and the Middle East
- Marco Polo's accounts of the dynasty's wealth and splendor
Cons
- Heavy taxation on Chinese peasants
- Increased reliance on foreign administrators
- Decline of traditional Chinese values