Original sentence: It can be further deduced that Chinggis Khan himself was an early precursor of in a certain concept of the "Zhonghua Minzu", based principally on grounds of Meritocracy, and employing a multi-ethnic contingent in his administrative entourage and military ranks, such as the Khitan statesman Yeh'Lu Tsu'Tsai and Han Chinese general Guo Kan.This concept was further extrapolated by Chinggis Khan’s grandson Kublai Khan, who ultimately defeated the Southern Song, and unified China under the sinicized hallmark of the Yuan Dynasty with a multi-ethnic govermental administration