It is believed that Kublai Khan built capital city in an area that is known as Xanadu. This has been debated by many people who believe that it may have been built closer to Shangdu.
According to Coleridge's poem, "In Xanadu did Kubla Kahn a stately pleasure dome decree / Where Alf the scared river ran / Past canyons measureless to man / Down to the sunless see."
To the city now known as Beijing, or Peking.
To the city now known as Beijing, or Peking.
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According to Coleridge's poem, "In Xanadu did Kubla Kahn a stately pleasure dome decree / Where Alf the scared river ran / Past canyons measureless to man / Down to the sunless see."
Kublai Khan is a Mongolian Emperor in China and is also known by the name Shizu. Kublai Khan built the Great Palace of Kublai in the city of Kambalu, which is where he is from.
The capital city of China under the leadership of Kublai Khan was Beijing. That's why Beijing is the capital city of China now.
The "Great Capital" city of Daidu (which is now modern-day Beijing) was the capital city under the leadership of Kublai Khan.
Kubla Khan is believed to have built his pleasure dome near present-day Xanadu in Inner Mongolia, China. The location of Xanadu has been the subject of historical debate, with some scholars suggesting it may have been near the ancient city of Shangdu in present-day China.
Tehran was made a capital city in 1778 by Aqa Mohammad Khan.
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David built his capital city in Jerusalem.
David built his capital city in Jerusalem.
Constantine built the city of Constantinople as the new capital.
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The city of Kharkhorin was fomally named capital of the Mongolian Empire by Ghengis Khan in 1220 and remained so for the next 40 years. Bejjing was only later established as capital by Kublai Khan, the grandson of Ghengis Khan.