Kublai Khan would even go to war with his own brother, Ariq Boke.

忽必烈甚至和他自己的兄弟阿里不哥开战。

At that time, China was ruled by the Yuan Dynasty Emperor, Kublai Khan.

那时，统治中国的是元朝的元世祖忽必烈。

Let's say Kublai, Mr. Khan, Emperor K had an idea.

比如说忽必烈，可先生，皇帝 K 有一个想法。

But Kublai's outward successes masked some deeper failures.

但忽必烈表面上的成功掩盖了一些更深层次的失败。

In 1275, three bedraggled men arrived at Kublai's Khan's vast marble palace.

1275年，三个衣衫褴褛的人来到忽必烈宏伟的大理石宫殿。

And it's his account of Kublai's court that still forms the basis of how we see the Yuan Dynasty.

他对忽必烈朝廷的描述仍是我们对元朝印象的基础。

Both Genghis and his son Khublai Khan managed to surmount the wall during the Mongol invasion of the 13th Century.

成和他的儿子忽必烈曾于13世纪蒙古侵入之际设法攻克城墙。

Kublai Khan also expanded the empire in the west into Europe, up to the Danube River in modern-day Bulgaria.

忽必烈还将帝国从西部扩展到欧洲，一直延伸到多瑙河，也就是今天的保加利亚。

And yet, for all these faults, there's no doubting Kublai's legacy.

然而，尽管有这些缺点，忽必烈留下的遗产却毋庸置疑。

Within these walls, it is said that the leader of the Mongolians, the mighty Kubla Khan welcomed Marco Polo to China.

这些墙垣据说就是元朝大，忽必烈欢迎马可波罗到中国来访的地方。

Samantha had the distinct feeIing she was being KubIa-conned.

莎曼珊直觉她和忽必烈有染。

But Kublai flipped that. He handed artisans enormous tax breaks, promoted doctors and astronomers.

但忽必烈却反其道而行之。他给工匠们提供了巨大的税收减免，提拔了医生和天文学家。

And another of Genghis’ grandsons, Kublai Khan, conquered the Song Dynasty in China in 1279.

成的另一个孙子忽必烈于 1279 年征服了中国的宋朝。

To protect the travelers, Kublai gave the Polos two golden tablets.

为了保护旅行者， 忽必烈送给波罗两块金牌。

Sadly for Kublai's prosperity, in his later years it was Kublai the warrior who won out.

可悲的是，从忽必烈创造的繁荣方面来说，晚年的胜利是属于武士忽必烈的。

If they weren't, Kublai might see to it that they were put to death!

不然的话，忽必烈说不定会弄死他们！

An Italian explorer named Marco Polo wrote down the history of the Mongolian Empire while living amongst Kublai Khan's royal court.

一位叫马可波罗的意大利探险家在忽必烈的皇家宫廷中写下了蒙古帝国的史。

There were scientific advances, too. Kublai had accurate maps made of China, established institutes of medicine, and improved the calendar.

科学上也有进步。忽必烈绘制了精确的中国地图，建立了医学研究所，改进了法。

Once Kublai died, would Marco be imprisoned or killed?

忽必烈一死， 马可会被囚禁还是被杀？

Over 800 years ago during the reign of Kublai Khan, the expeditionary Mongolians arrived and settled in Yunnan.

在800多年前，忽必烈时期的蒙古人远征到云南定居至此的蒙古人。