It was named the Yuan Dynasty.
Yuan Dynasty was followed by the Song Dynasty. The founder of
Yuan has been a topic of discussion. In the history of China, it
was Genghis Khan who fought through the plains of China, seizing
the lands and slowing establishing the new dynasty of China.
However, in the records of history, it was his grandson Kublai
Khan, that named the dynasty and totally seized control over the
Chinese.
Yuan Dynasty lasted from 1271-1368. Yuan Dynasty had Dadu, now
known as Beijing, as its capital.
China fluorished under the rule of the Mongols, the Mongolian
government was opened to western influence and trade and cultural
exchange started increasing in China at that time. One of the best
examples could be said to be the arrival of Marco Polo during Yuan
Dynasty, who then stayed in the country as an ambassador for Venice
and China and also a co-ordinator between the Pope and Kublai Khan
to spread Christianity.
The Mongols introduced notes to China in 1273, making the
Chinese the first civilization to use paper notes in the world.
The rich flow of cultural exchange including the introduction of
Nestorianism and Roman Catholicism were some predominant
examples.
Trade was more focused on the exchange of goods from the western
countries to China. China introduced porcelain, printing techniques
and Chinese medical literature to the Europeans, who in turn
imported thin glass and cloisonné, a form of metalworking technique
to make vases and etc, to China.
China can be said to fluorish a lot under the rule of the
Mongols. However , when the Mongolian ruled was turned over, China
closed her doors again. There was a stop of western influence in
China.