Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Kublai Khan

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Chinese statesman Kublai Khan.
Last updated on November 9, 2024.
Kublai Khan

Kublai, also known by his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China and the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire from 1260 to 1294, although after the division of the empire this was a nominal position. He proclaimed the empire's dynastic name "Great Yuan" in 1271, and ruled Yuan China until his death in 1294. He is also known in historiography as Emperor Shizu of Yuan by his temple name Shizu.

But which is the stone that supports the bridge? — © Kublai Khan
But which is the stone that supports the bridge?
Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me.
I have heard that one can conquer the empire on horseback, but one cannot govern it on horseback.
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