In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire - Ming China and Eurasia

In 1368, at the founding of the Ming Dynasty, all Eurasia knew of the Mongol empire. The Ming used this to tell a story that 'proved' that their dynasty was the Mongols' inevitable, legitimate successor. This study is for anyone interested in the Mongols, Chinese history, and the uses of historical memory.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. The Wider Historical Context: 1. Eurasia in Empire's wake; 2. Daidu's fall; 3. Changing fortunes; 4. Black city; Part II. Chinggisid Narrative at Home: 5. Telling stories and selling rulership; 6. A precarious tale; Part III. A Hard Crowd: 7. Letters to the Great Khan; 8. South of the clouds; 9. Chinggisid fold; Part IV. East Asia: 10. Eastern neighbours; Conclusion.

About the author

David M. Robinson is Robert H. N. Ho Professor in Asian Studies and Professor of History at Colgate University, New York. He is widely published, including Seeking Order in A Tumultuous Age: The Writings of Chŏng Tojŏn, a Korean Neo-Confucian (2016), Martial Spectacles of the Ming Court (2013), Empire's Twilight: Northeast Asia under the Mongols (2009), and Bandits, Eunuchs, and the Son of Heaven: Rebellion and the Economy of Violence in Mid-Ming China (2000).

Summary

In 1368, at the founding of the Ming Dynasty, all Eurasia knew of the Mongol empire. The Ming used this to tell a story that 'proved' that their dynasty was the Mongols' inevitable, legitimate successor. This study is for anyone interested in the Mongols, Chinese history, and the uses of historical memory.

Product details

• Authors: David M. Robinson, David M. (Colgate University Robinson, Robinson David M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781108729338
• ISBN: 978-1-108-72933-8
• No. of pages: 386
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; HISTORY / Asia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, CE period up to c 1500, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, General and world history, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE