The explorer, Marco Polo, spent many years in the court of this emperor, who was the grandson of Genghis Khan and also the founder of the Yuan dynasty in China. who was he?
A
Tamerlane
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Kublai Khan
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C
Babur
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D
Batu Khan
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Solution
The correct option is D Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan was a Mongolian leader who made an impact on China, not only through conquest but also by ruling successfully. He was the greatest of the Mongol emperors after Genghis Khan and founder of the Yuan Dynasty in China.
In 1275, Marco Polo, a Venetian explorer, visited China and a relationship of trust was formed between the two. Polo’s reports on the culture of China were new to Western Europeans and sparked further interest in eastern world exploration.