釋鑑稽古略續集 1.16

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Named Kublai. He was the younger brother of Xianzong by the same mother. He succeeded to the throne in the gengshen year, destroyed the Song in the yimao year, and unified the realm for sixteen years. He passed away at the age of eighty. The Emperor was humane, brilliant, brave, and martial, repeatedly establishing great merit. He was fond of campaigning against distant barbarians, waging war for successive years, and all submitted to him. He thereby unified the realm. Civil officials such as Xu Heng and Yao Shu strategized in the imperial court; military commanders such as Bayan and Dong Wenbing attacked cities and seized lands, broadly setting forth excellent plans. They established rites and music, and the people and material goods flourished and prospered; this was unprecedented in antiquity (History of the Yuan).