Kublai Khan
[koo-blahy kahn] /ˈku blaɪ ˈkɑn/
noun
1.
1216–94, khan c1260–94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan).
/ˈkuːblaɪ ˈkɑːn/
noun
1.
?1216–94, Mongol emperor of China: grandson of Genghis Khan. He completed his grandfather’s conquest of China by overthrowing the Sung dynasty (1279) and founded the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
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