Chapter XVII

March of Arik Buga to Kara Kurum.—Attack of Arik Buga on Kubilai
northeast of Shang tu.—Defeat of Arik Buga.—Reverses of Arik
Buga.—Appeal of Arik Buga to the mercy of his brother, 1264.—Death
of Arik Buga, 1266.—Claim of Kaidu, grandson of Ogotai, to headship
of the Mongols.—Decision of Kubilai to conquer all China.—Revolt of
Litan, one of Kubilai’s generals.—Death of Litan.—Kubilai moves
against Southern China, 1267.—Kubilai’s command to At chu to
besiege Siang yang, 1268.—Attack of Mongols on Fan ching, 1273.—The
Emperor’s discovery of the siege of Siang yang by the
Mongols.—Control of Fan ching by the Mongols.—Surrender of Siang
yang by Liu wen hwan.—Death of Tu tsong, the Emperor, August,
1274.—Surrender of many cities to Bayan.—Surrender of Su chuan,
1278.—Bayan advises Kubilai to continue operations in
China.—Arrival of the Emperor and Empress at Kubilai’s court.—March
of Bayan against Lin ngan.—Election of Y wang as governor of the
Empire.—Command obtained from the Emperor, by Bayan, ordering Sung
subjects to submit to the Mongols.—Chinese defections follow Mongol
successes.—Effort of Alihaiya to bribe Ma ki to surrender Kwe lin
fu, the capital of Kiang se.—Defeat and capture of Ma ki.—Death of
Toan tsong, 1278.—Kuang Wang is made Emperor under the name Ti
ping.—Destruction of the army of the Sung Emperor.—Blocking of
Chinese vessels by Mongol barges.—Capture of more than 800 Chinese
vessels.—Death of Chang shi kie.—Kubilai finds himself master of
China, January 31, 1279 336