忽必烈（Kublai Khan）(1215-1294)

Occupation: Conqueror and heir

职业： 侵略者和后嗣

Source of wealth: Inheritance

财富来源： 继承

Assets: Gold and jewels

资产： 黄金和珠宝

Claim to fame: Inspired Xanadu

成名原因： 改革华夏

Kublai Khan, grandsonof Genghis Khan, failed in military campaigns against Japan, SoutheastAsia and Indonesia, but he established the Yuan dynasty in China andbuilt a sumptuous court of gilded cane at Ta-tu (now Beijing). MarcoPolo marveled at the jeweled splendor of Kublai Khan's summer palace,Shang-tu -- the inspiration for the "Xanadu" of English poetColeridge's work. Polo was also amazed by the indulgent feasting andhunting, and by Kublai Khan's ships, which were large enough to carry1,000 men and "made the passengers feel as if they were on dry land."Kublai Khan zealously promoted paper money, forcing its use underpenalty of punishment and confiscating everyone else's gold and silver.

忽必烈，成吉思汗的孙子，在对抗日本，东南亚和印尼的军事行动中失败，但是他建立了中国的元朝，而且在Ta-tu（现在的北京）建造了奢华的镀金宫廷。马可波罗对忽必烈避暑宫殿中散发的珠宝光辉啧啧称奇。shang—tu——英文诗人柯尔律治的杰作，就是来自“xanadu（夏都）”的灵感。马可波罗也十分惊讶于奢华的宴会和狩猎，而且在忽必烈的船上，大的可以容纳一百多人的，使人感到好像站在干地上，忽必烈热中促进了纸钱使用, 在处罚之下强迫它的使用而且没收其他人金子和银子。