3. Where?

Where did Kublai Khan build palaces?

Where did Kublai Khan move the

capital of his empire?

He built palaces in what was known as Dadu but is now formally known as Beijing

He moved his capital from Karakoram to Dadu (Beijing)

Actually, in 1271 Kublai Khan named his dynasty Yuan which means "origin of the universe." The Yuan dynasty in China lasted from 1279 to 1368. Kublai Khan followed a tentative policy of Sinicization, that is, he adapted to the Chinese way of governing and when you look at his portrait, he looks very much like other Chinese rulers. On the other hand, although he used some Chinese in low positions in the government, he abolished the civil service exams, preferred to use Chinese in his bureaucracy and established separate rules for the Mongols and for the Chinese. His capital, present-day Beijing, became a cosmopolitan and wealthy city.