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Kublai Khan’s Palace May Be Underneath the Forbidden City: Report | the Beijinger

Posted by on May 8, 2016

Ming Dynasty conquerors may have built the Forbidden City over the site of Yuan Dynasty ruler Kublai Khan’s palace, Beijing archaeologists now believe, the South China Morning Post reported Friday.

The Yuan Dynasty ruled China as part of the Mongolian empire from 1271-1368, before a Han Chinese uprising established the Ming Dynasty in Nanjing, before moving the capital back to Beijing at the beginning of the 15th century.

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