Shangdu (Chinese: 上 都; lit. 'Upper Capital', Mandarin: [ʂɑ̂ŋ tú]), also known as Xanadu (/ ˈ z æ n ə d uː /; Mongolian: Šandu), was the summer capital of the Yuan dynasty of China before Kublai decided to move his throne to the former Jin dynasty capital of Zhōngdū (Chinese: 中 都; lit. 'Middle Capital') which was renamed Khanbaliq (present-day Beijing).

Shangdu (chinesisch: 上都, Shàngdū oder auch 元上都 Yuán Shàngdū), bekannt auch als Xanadu, war während der mongolischen Yuan-Dynastie die Sommer-Residenzstadt Kublai Khans, des Kaisers von China.Sie wurde 1256 angelegt. Das frühe westliche Wissen über Shangdu geht auf einen angeblichen Besuch durch Marco Polo im Jahr 1275 zurück. 1369 …

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Four major military campaigns were launched by the Mongol Empire, and later the Yuan dynasty, against the kingdom of Đại Việt (modern-day northern Vietnam) ruled by the Trần dynasty and the kingdom of Champa (modern-day central Vietnam) in 1258, 1282–1284, 1285, and 1287–88. The campaigns are treated by a number of scholars as a success due to the establishment of …

Zhenglan (Xulun Hoh) Banner, also known as Plain Blue Banner or Shuluun Huh Banner, (Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠯᠤᠭᠤᠨ ᠬᠥᠬᠡ ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤ, pronounced [ʃʊˈɮʊːɴ xɵx χɞˈʃʊ], Khalkha: Шулуун хөх хошуу, Shuluun höh hoshuu; simplified Chinese: 正蓝旗; traditional Chinese: 正藍旗; pinyin: Zhènglán Qí) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China, bordering ...

Hulunbuir or Hulun Buir (Mongolian: , Kölün buyir, Mongolian Cyrillic: Хөлөнбуйр, Khölönbuir; Chinese: 呼伦贝尔, Hūlúnbèi'ěr) is a region that is governed as a prefecture-level city in northeastern Inner Mongolia, China.Its administrative center is located at Hailar District, its largest urban area.Major scenic features are the high steppes of the Hulun Buir grasslands ...

Erenhot (Mongolian: ᠡᠷᠢᠶᠡᠡ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ Эрээн хот; Chinese: 二连浩特; pinyin: Èrliánhàotè, commonly shortened to Ereen or Erlian) is a county-level city of the Xilin Gol League, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, located in the Gobi Desert along the Sino-Mongolian border, across from the Mongolian town of Zamyn-Üüd.There are 74,197 inhabitants (2010 census) and ...

The Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia (Persian: حمله مغول به خوارزمشاهیان) took place between 1219 and 1221, as troops of the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan invaded the lands of the Khwarazmian Empire in Central Asia.The campaign, which followed the annexation of the Qara Khitai khanate, saw widespread devastation and atrocities, and marked the completion of the Mongol ...

The Northern Yuan (Chinese: 北元; pinyin: Běi Yuán) was a dynastic regime ruled by the Mongol Borjigin clan based in the Mongolian Plateau.It existed as a rump state after the collapse of the Yuan dynasty in 1368 and lasted until its conquest by the Jurchen-led Later Jin dynasty in 1635. The Northern Yuan dynasty began with the retreat of the Yuan imperial court led by Toghon …

Xanadu steht für: . Shangdu (Yuan-Dynastie), Residenz von Kublai Khan Xanadu (Film), US-amerikanischer Musical-Film von Robert Greenwald (1980) Xanadu (Soundtrack), Soundtrack zum Film Xanadu (Lied), Titelsong des Films Xanadu Records, US-amerikanisches Plattenlabel (ab 1975); Xanadu (Band), deutsche Schlagerformation (1989–1992) Xanadu (Fernsehserie), …