Kublai Khan

Kublai Khan 
Kublai Khan(1215-1294) was the greatest of the Mongol emperors after Genghis Khan and founder of the Yuan dynasty in China. He was the fourth son of Tule, one of the four sons of Genghis by his favorite wife, Bourtai.Raised in the nomadic traditions of the Mongolian stepped by his father, Tolui, and mother, Sorghaghtani Beki, Kublai was taught the art of warfare from a young age and, while still a boy, became a skilled fighter, hunter and horseman.
Strong, brave, and intelligent, Kublai was Genghis's favorite grandson.He distinguished himself from his predecessors by ruling through an administrative apparatus that respected and embraced the local customs of conquered peoples, rather than by might alone.
His subjugation of the Song Dynasty in southern China made him the first Mongol to rule over the entire country and led to a long period of prosperity for the empire.
Kublai Khan's rule was distinguished by its improvements​ in infrastructure, religious tolerance, use of paper money as the primary means of exchange and trade expansion with the West.
He died on February 18, 1294, at the age of 79.