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|grandparent = Genghis Khan | |grandparent = Genghis Khan | ||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|only | |only cs = Marco Polo (TV story) | ||
|actor = Martin Miller | |actor = Martin Miller | ||
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'''Kublai Khan''', ([[TV]]: | '''Kublai Khan''', ([[TV]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (TV story)}}, etc.) also spelt '''Khubilai Khan''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bunker Soldiers (novel)}}) or '''Kubla Khan''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Iris Wildthyme y Señor Cientocinco contra Los Monstruos del Fiesta (short story)}}) was [[Great Khan]], an emperor of the [[Mongol]]s and the grandson of [[Genghis Khan]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (TV story)}}) | ||
A member of the [[Yuan dynasty]], he ruled over all of [[Asia]] in the second half of the [[13th century]], ([[PROSE]]: | A member of the [[Yuan dynasty]], he ruled over all of [[Asia]] in the second half of the [[13th century]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (novelisation)}}) including [[India]] and [[Cathay]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (TV story)|namedep=Mighty Kublai Khan (6)}}) | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Kublai Khan succeeded [[Mongke Khan]] as the Great Khan some time between [[1251]] and [[1289]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Kublai Khan succeeded [[Mongke Khan]] as the Great Khan some time between [[1251]] and [[1289]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Bunker Soldiers (novel)}}) | ||
In [[1289]], the [[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Susan Foreman]] met Kublai Khan. During this adventure, [[Marco Polo]] tried to claim [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] for the Khan. In [[Peking]], the Doctor lost the TARDIS to Kublai Khan in a game of [[backgammon]], a game the Khan's wife claimed aggravated his [[gout]]. The Doctor made Polo aware that the war lord [[Tegana]] was working against the Khan, and Polo stopped Tegana from [[Assassination|assassinating]] the Khan. ([[TV]]: | In [[1289]], the [[First Doctor]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Susan Foreman]] met Kublai Khan. During this adventure, [[Marco Polo]] tried to claim [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] for the Khan. In [[Peking]], the Doctor lost the TARDIS to Kublai Khan in a game of [[backgammon]], a game the Khan's wife claimed aggravated his [[gout]]. The Doctor made Polo aware that the war lord [[Tegana]] was working against the Khan, and Polo stopped Tegana from [[Assassination|assassinating]] the Khan. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Thomas Daley|Tom]], and [[Panda]] met Kubla Khan in [[Xanadu]]. He gave Iris a [[hookah]]. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Iris Wildthyme]], [[Thomas Daley|Tom]], and [[Panda]] met Kubla Khan in [[Xanadu]]. He gave Iris a [[hookah]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Iris Wildthyme y Señor Cientocinco contra Los Monstruos del Fiesta (short story)}}) | ||
Within the [[City of the Saved]], Kublai Khan ruled a [[District]] in [[the Chinatowns]]. The capital of his District was [[Ta-Tu]]. [[Pu Yi]] worked as a [[gardener]] in his pleasure grounds. ([[PROSE]]: | Within the [[City of the Saved]], Kublai Khan ruled a [[District]] in [[the Chinatowns]]. The capital of his District was [[Ta-Tu]]. [[Pu Yi]] worked as a [[gardener]] in his pleasure grounds. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Night is Long, and Dreams Are Legion (short story)}}) | ||
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
When asked if Kublai Khan would be angry if the caravan were to be delayed, [[Marco Polo]] responded by saying "of course he will". His two great passions were [[hunting]] and [[falconry]] and his stables were said to house ten thousand white [[stallion]]s. He also enjoyed [[gambling]], but the [[empress (Marco Polo)|Empress]] did not approve. He became quick friends with the [[First Doctor]] due to their shared old age and related afflictions. The Khan was displeased with Marco when he learnt that his reasons for taking the TARDIS were unjust and selfish, but he ultimately forgave him. ([[TV]]: | When asked if Kublai Khan would be angry if the caravan were to be delayed, [[Marco Polo]] responded by saying "of course he will". His two great passions were [[hunting]] and [[falconry]] and his stables were said to house ten thousand white [[stallion]]s. He also enjoyed [[gambling]], but the [[empress (Marco Polo)|Empress]] did not approve. He became quick friends with the [[First Doctor]] due to their shared old age and related afflictions. The Khan was displeased with Marco when he learnt that his reasons for taking the TARDIS were unjust and selfish, but he ultimately forgave him. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Marco Polo (TV story)}}) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
The [[Second Doctor]] told [[Jamie McCrimmon]] about losing the TARDIS to Kublai Khan ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Second Doctor]] told [[Jamie McCrimmon]] about losing the TARDIS to Kublai Khan ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|House of Cards (audio story)}}) and the [[Sixth Doctor]] told [[Evelyn Smythe]] that he had dined with him. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Project Twilight (audio story)|Project: Twilight}}) | ||
[[Category:Great Khans of the Mongol Empire]] | [[Category:Great Khans of the Mongol Empire]] | ||
