The History of the Yuan Dynasty That Cannot Bear to Be Read Carefully

The Yuan Dynasty lasted a total of ninety-seven years from the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty by Kublai Khan in 1271 to the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang captured Yuan Dadu in 1368 and the Yuan Shun Emperor, the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, fled north. If we count from the establishment of the Mongol Empire by Genghis Khan Temujin in 1206, it only lasted one hundred and sixty-two years. Compared with the previous Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty and the subsequent Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, there is no doubt that the Yuan Dynasty was a short-lived dynasty. Although the reign of the Yuan Dynasty was very short, this period of history was colorful and magnificent, and it was a colorful chapter in the long scroll of history. The Yuan Dynasty, as a connecting dynasty in Chinese history, had a profound impact on the history of China and the world. The Yuan Dynasty was neither a fleeting meteor nor a small country that suddenly appeared. Its brilliant and majestic appearance is like a Mongolian lion, showing its majesty without anger. Things change and people change. What caused such an empire that once stood in the forest of the world to collapse suddenly and only lasted less than a hundred years?