Ming China and its Allies

ISBN-13: 9781108733649 / Miękka / 2023 / 262 str.

New York) Robinson David M. (Colgate University

Opis

Explores the Ming Dynasty's foreign relations with neighboring sovereigns, placing China in a wider global context.

Recenzje

'Robinson's new book breaks away from the old Ming-Mongol binaries prevalent in historical sources and historiography. this book makes significant scholarly contributions by telling a new story about Ming rulership and by opening up new possibilities in research on Eurasian connectivity and comparative empires.' Ying Zhang, China and Asia

Spis treści

Introduction, 1. Zhu Di's march to power in a Chinggisid world; 2. Search for control; 3. Mongol nobles at the Ming court; 4. Tumu crisis in a Eurasion context: struggle for the Chinggisid mantle; 5. Tumu crisis (II) allies and commensurability; Conclusion.