The Death of Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan, a man who is said to be one of the greatest Emperor's of all time, fell off of his horse in battle last night and died.

Genghis Khan is a Mongol who invaded China, the Western and Northern parts of China, and killed anyone who was in his way.

Genghis Khan's father was a Mongol cheiftain who was one of the greatest legends of history. His father was captured, poisoned, and left to die when Genghis was around nine years old. As soon as his father had died, Genghis was sent to live with his two uncles until he was old enough to claim his father's power.

Genghis Khan had 500 wives in his lifetime and created a big empire. "Many Mongolians respected Genghis Khan because of his great accomplishments," reflected Tamujin, a Mongolian himself. Genghis Khan's horse was killed and buried with him because he was a warrior.

The Red Turbans

A new secret society, made mostly of Buddhist peasants, call themselves the Red Turbans. Their goal is to bring the Song Dynasty back and get the Mongols out of China. The Red Turbans slowly recruit more and more people who are interested in the mission. Their plan also includes to get a new Buddha who will spread peace throughout the country of China.

Many ideas of the Red Turbans came from an older group before them called the White Lotus. The White Lotus was lead by Han Shangton. They targeted the Yuan Dynasty also.

Unfortunately, the White Lotus got discovered and Han Shangton was executed for creating the group. Later on Shangton's son created the Red Turbans which is why many of their objectives and ideas are very similar to the ones the White Lotus had. The Red Turbans can be recognized by their red banners and red trubans.

Hidden Messages

1300 C.E.

Instead of writing down their feelings about the Mongols and getting punished, the Literati, Chinese painters, have thought of a creative way to express their feelings through painting.

Literati's aren't getting caught with the paintings because their protest isn't obvious. In fact, it is almost impossible for the Mongols to tell that the artists are in protest at all. Many paintings that are under this protest share common symbols such as plum trees, bamboo, and birds.

Also, most paintings don't use people instead the painters have animals representing the people. For example, in one painting there is a hawk ignoring a pheasant which has wandered to the foot of the tree it is on and the hawk is unaware of the danger it is approaching. In this painting the hawk is representing the Literati who are refusing to serve to the pheasant, which represents the Mongols. The fact that the Literati are not listening to the Mongols it shows how they are rejecting their opportunity to have a public life.

As it appears, what the Literati's are doing is a subtle and safe way to protest against the Mongols and is the Literati's way of hope and a way to strive to never go under Mongol rule.

The Yuan Dynasty Coming To An End?

1295 C.E.

Emperor Kublai Khan died just yesterday. His death was caused by too much drinking and his obesity also caused his death. He died in his second palace Dadu, China.

We all know that Emperor Kublai Khan had an alcohol consumption problem and he was terribly overweight. Who knew this would be the cause of his death? The great Khan who had brought down the last of the Song Dynasty now dead because of his caretakers not doing their job, which is to take care of Emperor Khan.

"I'm very sad that he's dead because Emperor Khan was raised in China so he had respect for it. But, now that he's gone will the next Mongol emperor have a bit of respect for the Chinese people or will we be lower than we already are?" said Zhien Li. This seems to be the concern for most Chinese people. They shouldn't be worried about what is going to happen to them because they aren't treated any differently compared with anyone else.

It is said that Khan's grandson, Temur Oljeitu will be his place. Although he is the grandson of Kublai Kahn, can Temur possibly do any better than his grandfather or will Kublai Khan be the only successful Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty? Hopefully Temur Oljeitu's banquets will be thoroughly monitored, and the caretakers have learned their from their mistake.

The Mongols Take Down The Song

1275 CE

A Mongolian, grandson of Genghis Khan, conquered the Song Dynasty’s territory just today around the Yangtze River Valley and is about to become Emperor of China.

The Yangtze River Valley is very useful and rich. It is also one of the major rivers in China. Emperor Khan only wanted land and the valley so he spent several years trying to get control and he has. After he defeated the Song Dynasty the Chinese people would not go into Mongol rule.

The Southern Song Dynasty had control of the river valley and the Mongols took interest in the specific valley. The only problem was that the Southern Song Dynasty was in the way. The Mongols surrounded the Song thus caused the Song to flee away and surrender. The Mongols won over a forfeit. Not many Chinese people were happy of the fact that Mongols now have full control of China.

“I think us Chinese people are in trouble now that the Mongols are in control because that just puts us lower on the system of hierarchy,” complained Xian-Zoe. Many other local Chinese in the south have agreed with Xian-Zoe and many people fret that they’ll also have to pay heavier taxes than anyone else. “I choose not to listen to these barbarians. This is our country and they have no right to just come over here and make themselves at home while torturing us natives that never invited these poorly mannered Mongols here,” stated Jiang-Wu.