Book contents
- Ming China and Its Allies
- Ming China and Its Allies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 March to Power in a Chinggisid World
- 2 Search for Control
- 3 Mongol Nobles at the Ming Court
- 4 The Struggle for the Chinggisid Legacy
- 5 Allies and Commensurability
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 December 2019
- Ming China and Its Allies
- Ming China and Its Allies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 March to Power in a Chinggisid World
- 2 Search for Control
- 3 Mongol Nobles at the Ming Court
- 4 The Struggle for the Chinggisid Legacy
- 5 Allies and Commensurability
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The introduction discusses the core issues and organization of the book. It argues that despite long-standing stereotypes about Chinese isolation, the Ming court was fully engaged in foreign relations in Eurasia and that relations with Mongol nobles in particular figure prominently in the perception and representation of Ming emperors’ identity and style of rulership.
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- Ming China and its AlliesImperial Rule in Eurasia, pp. 1 - 18Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020