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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
[[File:Mighty Kublai Khan.jpg|thumb|left|Kublai Khan. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')]] | |||
According to [[Barbara Wright]], the [[Mongol]]s conquered all of Asia under the rule of [[Kublai Khan]]. Indeed, in [[1289]], a [[Vizier (Marco Polo)|vizier]] introduced the [[Khan]] as the "ruler of Asia, [[India]], [[Cathay]] and other territories." While playing [[backgammon]] with the [[First Doctor]], the Khan found himself owing half of Asia to him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') | According to [[Barbara Wright]], the [[Mongol]]s conquered all of Asia under the rule of [[Kublai Khan]]. Indeed, in [[1289]], a [[Vizier (Marco Polo)|vizier]] introduced the [[Khan]] as the "ruler of Asia, [[India]], [[Cathay]] and other territories." While playing [[backgammon]] with the [[First Doctor]], the Khan found himself owing half of Asia to him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') | ||
