1260    Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.

1271    Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan Dynasty of Mongolia and China.

1281    The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan is destroyed by a typhoon while approaching Japan.

1287    Kublai Khan defeated the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria.