Polity · 1294 CE – 1374 CE
Yuan Dynasty
- Peak recorded area
- 14,212,400 km²
- 1352 CE
- Rulers on record
- 13
- from 1271 CE
- Data series
- 42
- 1294 CE–1374 CE
Overview
The Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan, was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire from the Borjigin clan, and lasted from 1271 to 1368 AD. In Chinese history, the Yuan dynasty followed the Song dynasty and preceded the Ming dynasty.
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Territory
4 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1374 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 26 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| City Pop Chengdu4 obs · 1290 CE–1370 CE | 33Kpersons1370 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Nanjing4 obs · 1297 CE–1350 CE | 95Kpersons1350 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Xian4 obs · 1300 CE–1370 CE | 112Kpersons1370 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Fuzhou3 obs · 1300 CE–1368 CE | 70Kpersons1368 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Hangzhou3 obs · 1300 CE–1360 CE | 230Kpersons1360 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Kaifeng3 obs · 1300 CE–1350 CE | 90Kpersons1350 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP89 obs · 1286 CE–1374 CE | 1,447int'l $ (inflation adj.)1374 CE · Gapminder |
| Agricultural Sophistication | 0.9293score1300 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity | 1score1300 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Levels | 6levels1271 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Sophistication | 1score1300 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory | 7.24score1300 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km² | 17.5Msq km1300 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels | 8levels1271 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy | 3levels1271 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity | 1score1300 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels | 7score1300 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity | 1score1300 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure | 0.9091score1300 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop | 5.9score1300 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels | 3score1300 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Rulers
13 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Kublai KhanEmperor of China1271 CE – 1294 CE
- Temür KhanEmperor of China1294 CE – 1307 CE
- Külüg KhanEmperor of China1307 CE – 1311 CE
- Ayurbarwada Buyantu KhanEmperor of China1311 CE – 1320 CE
- Gegeen KhanEmperor of China1320 CE – 1323 CE
- Yesün Temür KhanEmperor of China1323 CE – 1328 CE
- Jayaatu KhanEmperor of China1328 CE – 1329 CE
- Ragibagh KhanEmperor of China1328 CE
- Khutughtu KhanEmperor of China1329 CE
- Rinchinbal KhanEmperor of China1332 CE
- Toghon TemürEmperor of China1333 CE – 1368 CE
- Chen LiEmperor of China1363 CE – 1364 CE
- Hongwu EmperorEmperor of China1368 CE – 1398 CE
Language & currency
- Currency
- Chao, cash
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban PopulationChandler 1987 / Modelski 2003
Chandler, T. (1987). Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth; Modelski, G. (2003). World Cities: -3000 to 2000.
Compiled from published works (Chandler 1987; Modelski 2003)
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Yuan Dynasty is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.