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