During the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), Han Chinese began exploring Taiwan.^[12] The Yuan emperor, Kublai Khan, dispatched officials to the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1292 to assert Yuan's dominance, but they mistakenly landed in Taiwan. After a conflict resulting in the death of three soldiers, they promptly returned to Quanzhou, China. Wang Dayuan visited Taiwan in 1349, observing that its inhabitants had distinct customs from those in Penghu. He did not mention other Chinese settlers but highlighted the varied lifestyles in regions named Liuqiu and Pisheye.^[13] The discovery of Chuhou pottery from Zhejiang indicates Chinese merchants had visited Taiwan by the 1340s.^[14]