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What was the name of Beijing during the Yuan dynasty when it served as the capital of Kublai Khan's empire?

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Correct answer: Dadu

Under Kublai Khan, the city was built as Dadu, which means "Great Capital" in Chinese. Marco Polo visited this city and recorded its name as "Cambaluc," a European phonetic spelling of the Mongolian name Khanbaliq, meaning "City of the Khan." Photo: Bergmann, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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