4 quotes by Kublai Khan (1215-1294), Chinese (Statesman)

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Kublai Khan

I respect and honor all four great Prophets: Jesus Christ, Mohamed, Moses and Buddha, so that I can appeal to any one of them in heaven

The Emperor celebrated the Buddhist, Jewish, Christian and Muslim holidays. His ecumenical views were also very pragmatic in his vast pluralistic empire and sphere of influence which was half of the world.

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Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me.

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But which is the stone that supports the bridge?

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Kublai Khan

Born: September 23, 1215
Died: February 18, 1294
Nationality: Chinese
Profession: Statesman

Biography

Kublai, also known as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan, was the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire (Ikh Mongol Uls), reigning from 1260 to 1294 (although after the division of the empire this was a nominal position). He also founded the Yuan dynasty in China as a conquest dynasty in 1271, and ruled as the first Yuan emperor until his death in 1294.

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