In The Shadow Of The Mongol Empire

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During the thirteenth century, the Mongols created the greatest empire in human history. Genghis Khan and his successors brought death and destruction to Eurasia. They obliterated infrastructure, devastated cities, and exterminated peoples. They also created courts in China, Persia, and southern Russia, famed throughout the world as centers of wealth, learning, power, religion, and lavish spectacle. The great Mongol houses established standards by which future rulers in Eurasia would measure themselves for centuries. In this ambitious study, David M. Robinson traces how in the late fourteenth century the newly established Ming dynasty (1368-1644) in China crafted a narrative of the fallen Mongol empire. To shape the perceptions and actions of audiences at home and abroad, the Ming court tailored its narrative of the Mongols to prove that it was the rightful successor to the Mongol empire. This is a story of how politicians exploit historical memory for their own gain--


  • | Author: David M. Robinson
  • | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • | Publication Date: Aug 04, 2022
  • | Number of Pages: 388 pages
  • | Language: English
  • | Binding: Paperback
  • | ISBN-10: 1108729339
  • | ISBN-13: 9781108729338
Author:
David M. Robinson
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date:
Aug 04, 2022
Number of pages:
388 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1108729339
ISBN-13:
9781108729338