MMW 13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kublai Khan, Relay Race, Bubble Wrap
Mongols in China: The Yuan Dynasty
Khubilai Khan: From Nomad to Emperor of China
The Four Khanates after Genghis Khan's death in 1227
After death--> realm was divided into four different administrative
districts
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To the West--Ilkhans in Persia (Hulegu)
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To the Northwest-- The Golden Horde in Russia (Berke)
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Central Asia--Khanate of Chagatai
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The the East--Great Khanate in the Mongolian heartland and China
(Khubilai)
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Khubilai's Rise to Power
Election contested by younger brother Arigh Boke
1260 and it essentially led to a civil war
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Costly and lengthy campaigns to suppress this challenge
Boke won be preventing food supplies from reaching the
north. Deprived his enemy of essential supplies
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Need to re-invent himself into a capable sovereign of a sedentary
society
Had to learn how to be an effective leader of China
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Stabilized agricultural base so he could maintain authority
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Economic Recovery under Khubilai
Devastation of norther China from previous wars
Northern China was destroyed and depopulated so there was a
lot of uncertainty about mongol rulers
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Emergency relief and restoration measures
Office for the Stimulation of Agriculture in 1261
Second year of his rule
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Ironic because he was a nomadic ruler who established
the office for stimulating agriculture
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Abolished tax farming--> resented by most
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Imposed a ban on Mongol herds grazing on farm lend
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Autonomous village organizations called she
To this day, villages in China are often organized
according to these units
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Lecture 3
Friday, April 6, 2018
10:04 AM
Document Summary
Khubilai khan: from nomad to emperor of china. The four khanates after genghis khan"s death in 1227. After death--> realm was divided into four different administrative districts. To the northwest-- the golden horde in russia (berke) The the east--great khanate in the mongolian heartland and china (khubilai) 1260 and it essentially led to a civil war. Costly and lengthy campaigns to suppress this challenge. Boke won be preventing food supplies from reaching the north. Need to re-invent himself into a capable sovereign of a sedentary society. Had to learn how to be an effective leader of china. Stabilized agricultural base so he could maintain authority. Northern china was destroyed and depopulated so there was a lot of uncertainty about mongol rulers. Office for the stimulation of agriculture in 1261. Ironic because he was a nomadic ruler who established the office for stimulating agriculture. Imposed a ban on mongol herds grazing on farm lend.
