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

ISBN-13: 9781108729338 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 386 str.

New York) Robinson David M. (Colgate University

Opis

Memories of the Mongol Empire loomed large in fourteenth-century Eurasia. Robinson explores how Ming China exploited these memories for its own purposes.

Recenzje

'… Robinson's thorough translations and meticulous analyses of a wide array of textual and material sources present a detailed and fascinating insight into the history of Ming diplomacy towards the Eurasian world in the second half of the fourteenth century that has been long overdue.' Julia C. Schneider, China and Asia

Spis treści

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.