WebThe Yuan dynasty (Chinese: 元 朝; pinyin: Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (Chinese: 大 元; pinyin: Dà Yuán; Mongolian: ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ, Yeke Yuwan Ulus, literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai (Emperor Shizu or Setsen Khan), the ...