Yuan dynasty

The Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan, was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai Khan, the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire from the Borjigin clan, and lasted from 1271 to 1368. In orthodox Chinese historiography, the Yuan dynasty followed the Song dynasty and preceded the Ming dynasty.

The Tibetan form of Buddhism was favored by Kublai Khan and his successors. Hence Tibetan Buddhism flourished in China during this period.

Further reading

• Yuan dynasty, Wikipedia