The land fell to the Mongols in an era that would later be named the Yuan Dynasty, and the conquerors established centralized bureaucracy, trade, taxation and a capital. In 2024, archaeologists ...

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A number of skeletons were also found within the six Yuan Dynasty tombs that were unearthed, the institute said. The Yuan Dynasty followed the Song Dynasty and lasted from 1271 until 1368.