He desegregated the military with an executive order
In modern historiography, polis<span> is normally used to indicate the </span>ancient Greek city-states, like Classical Athens and its contemporaries, and thus is often translated as "city-state<span>".</span>
Kublai Khan was one of China's greatest emperors. He achieved the unification of that country by annihilating the national Song empire (1279). Contrary to former custom, he treated the deposed imperial family well and forbade his generals from resorting to indiscriminate slaughter.
