The Legend of Kublai Khan
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| Also known as | 'Legend of Yuan Empire Founder' |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Hasi Bagen |
| Directed by | Tsui Siu-ming |
| Presented by | Li Hua Zhou Shidu Yu Dong Sheng Luosong Kong Deming Cao Fang Wu Huai'en Wang Guangzhong Liu Hong Xi Hongyi Du Daning He Ling Guo Li Liu Zhanhui Cheng Lidong Jin Tingting Wu Weimin Wang Jingyi Tian Jun Zheng Yuxia Li Ying Xiaoning Zhang Huayong Hou Li Wu Zhiling Wang Liqiao Luo Yi |
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Hu Jun Charmaine Sheh Cai Wenyan Wu Yue Tang Guoqiang Gao Fa Steven Ma Ray Lui Ba Sen Hasi Gaowa Xie Miao Xu Xiangdong Du Yiheng He Yanni Wang Huilai Xu Dongmei Huang Jianqun Zhang Yan Debbie Goh Liu Xiaoxiao Zhang Jingda Jin Tingting |
| Opening theme | Qiankun Wu Di Bu Baorong (乾坤无地不包容) performed by Tsui Siu-ming |
| Ending theme | Leishui Daluo Le Hualei (泪水打落了花蕾) performed by Jin Tingting |
| Composer(s) | Luo Jian |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 50 46 (Hong Kong release) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Wang Xiangwen Zhang Ping Fan Xiaojun Feng Wei Liu Yipeng Su Jianrong Liu Haiming Wang Guang Chang Sheng Zhang Zili Wang Haitao Guo Zhijian Zhao Wei Tu Tu Zhao-Yan Guozhang Xu-Li Fengming |
| Producer(s) | Zhou Shidu Sheng Luosong Feng Jing Xi Hongyi Tang Xuan Zhu Xianqing Zhang Linshu Bu Xiaofeng Di Nannan Wang Liqiao He Qing |
| Location(s) | China |
| Cinematography | Guan Jianxiong |
| Editor(s) | Li Jian |
| Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
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| Distributor | Sheng Luosong |
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| Original network | HBS |
| Original release | 21 – 30 July 2013 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 忽必烈傳奇 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 忽必烈传奇 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 建元風雲 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 建元风云 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Hūbìliè Chuánqí |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiàn Yuán Fēngyún |
The Legend of Kublai Khan, also known as Legend of Yuan Empire Founder, is a Chinese television series based on the life of Kublai Khan and the events leading to the founding of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty in China. The series started shooting in 2011. It premiered at the 2013 Shanghai Television Festival from 11–13 June 2013, and was first aired on HBS from 21–30 July 2013. The series was directed by Tsui Siu-ming and starred Hu Jun as Kublai Khan, with Charmaine Sheh, Cai Wenyan, Wu Yue, Tang Guoqiang, Gao Fa, Steven Ma and Ray Lui as part of the supporting cast.
The series, spanning over 70 years, romanticises the life of Kublai Khan and the events leading to the founding of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty in China.
Kublai was born in 1215 as a son of Tolui, the fourth son of Genghis Khan. At the time, Töregene, the wife of Ögedei (Genghis Khan's third son), sees Tolui as a potential threat. As Tolui gains more glory for his victories in battle, Töregene becomes worried about whether her husband will be selected by his father as his successor. She also feels uneasy because the young Kublai is highly favoured by his grandfather.
Ögedei eventually succeeds his father as the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. After Tolui is poisoned to death by Töregene, his sons, under the leadership of their eldest brother Möngke, want to avenge their father. Töregene plans to accuse Möngke and his brothers of plotting a rebellion if they seek to avenge their father, and hopes to use the opportunity to eliminate Tolui's family. At this critical moment, Kublai and his mother, Sorghaghtani, manage to calm down his brothers and get them to stay low while secretly building up their forces.
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