Kublai Khan is the title of the fifth Khubilai Khan and founder of the Yuan Dynasty in China, historically noted as Mongol ruler Kublai Khan. The name is typically pronounced with a strong initial consonant cluster and two unstressed syllables, reflecting Mongol and Turkic phonology, and is often heard in historical and academic contexts. In modern usage, it denotes a person of high rank and a major figure in medieval world history.
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