The Yuan Dynasty (Chinese: 元朝; pinyin: Yuáncháo; Mongolian: Dai Ön Ulus (Дай Юан Улс) was a ynasty founded by the Mongols that ruled China, Mongolia and some adjacent territories from 1271 to 1368. In Chinese history, the Yuan Dynasty followed the Song Dynasty and preceded the Ming Dynasty. The dynasty was established by Kublai Khan, although Kublai Khan had his grandfather Genghis Khan placed on the official record as the founder of the dynasty. Kublai Khan had also claimed the title of Khagan or Great Khan, i.e. supremacy over the other Mongol khanates (Chagatai Khanate, Golden Horde, Ilkhanate), however this claim was only really recognized by the Il-Khanids.