23 SEPTEMBER 2007
23SEPREMBER 1215: BIRTH OF KHUBILAI KHAN
Khubilai Khan was the grandson of Genghis Khan. He founded the Yuan dynasty in 1271 with Dadu (Beijing) as a capital and defeated the South Song in 1279.
Among his closed high civil servants was Marco Polo
He conquered Dali (Yunnan) and Goryeo (Korea), but failed to invade Japan and Vietnam
He died on 18 February 1294
OTHER FACTS
1969 : First Chinese underground nuclear explosion
1993 : For the first time, Taiwan tries to be admitted in the United Nations under the name of "Republic of China in Taiwan"
BIRTHS
1161: Takakura, the 80th Japanese Emperor (1168-1180)
1740: Empress Go-Sakuramachi, 117th emperor of Japan (1762-1771)
1771: Morohito 119th emperor.. A régné du 16 décembre 1779 au 7 mai 1817
DEATH
1573: Death of Asai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord who committed suicide for losing a battle
NATIONAL DAY
Saoudi Arabia :Anajmi have a nice day

<br><br>Post edited by: Jacques, at: 2007/09/23 01:37