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| | The World of Hainan: Hainan's History (Directory) |
 | | For much of its history, Hainan's main significance to the Mainland was as a place to send political exiles, the most famous of whom was the celebrated Song poet Su Dongpo, sent here in the 11th century. |
 | | During the Mongol or Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), the Jayaatu Khan (Tugh Temür) was exiled to Hainan but later returned to Dadu (Khanbaliq, now Beijing) to become the Emperor of China again (known in Chinese as Wenzong, reigning 1329-1332). |
 | | The Mongol Khans drafted 15,000 Hlai as part of a total force of 70,000 troops in their third campaign to conquer Vietnam in 1287. |
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