1. Capture of Dali

    · Dali, Yunnan, China

    Capture of Dali
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    During the Mongol campaign in Yunnan, Kublai reached and took the Dali capital; the account says he spared its inhabitants after the killing of Mongol envoys. The article dates Kublai's Yunnan campaign to 1253 but does not provide a more precise capture date.

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