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The Yuan Dynasty should rule China. They have had many accomplishments and gained better understandings of the world during their reign. The Yuan dynasty is the best, and is always pushing the society forward. The Mongols were one of the strongest military forces in the world. Their dynasty lasted from 1279-1368. The Yuan dynasty had most of todays China and more under their control. The total area of the dynasty was over 4.6 million square miles. It was the first dynasty with different people in its ruling and different style of ruling. During the Yuan dynasty the hand cannon was established. The ruler was Kublai Khan and he was famous for extending the Grand Canal. The Yuan dynasty was very diverse and took in a lot of culture from the west. Many discoveries were made through trading and exchanging ideas. The Yuan dynasty improved the devolopment of drama and literature. Instruments were introduced to China and their performing arts were majorly improved also. In the area of science, astronomy, mathematics and medicine also reached a very high level during the Yuan dynasty. During the glorious period of the Yuan Dynasty, diplomatic activities with foreign countries were quite frequent with many foreign envoys, merchants and travelers traversing the sea to come to China. Among them, the famous Italian merchant Marco Polo was a successful cultural transmitter who wrote the historic travel notes, The travels of Marco Polo, informing the West about China. So that is why they should rule China.