Kublai Khan: ruler of the waves
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From the makers of BBC History Magazine. Genghis Khan may have built a formidable land empire. But his grandson Kublicon. Mastered the seas.
So how did a nomadic leader come to have such a formidable navy? And conquered China in the process. Well, Emily Briffitt spoke to Jack Weatherford about his new book on the subject to find out more. So we are going to be talking all about Kublan, the Emperor of the Seas, as you've just written a book, which is
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