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WY5V8181
HR
Cultural!! @ Conquered peoples
Doc 1:
Sympathetic view (world conqueror)
Under the dynasty control
Fairness = crime (hammurabi)
Writing @ Uighurs.
Mongols created bureaucracy, but weren't great at it
They borrowed other cultures and eventually fell
Uighur = conquered people, Mongol children were typically warriors
Persian
Doc 2:
Close to the dynasty too
Tibetan Buddhism/Yuan = China, but pushing a specific cultural view
Worldly welfare = Mongols
Trying to separate mongol activity from religion because they are
typically very tolerant
"order"
Peace from the khan (silk road considered safest)
Khublai Khan willing to make changes for religion
Because local religious leaders support
The Mongols changed their own culture to allow them to gain more
control in conquered regions
Doc 3:
Arab, historian *about* religious leader
Likely a bit more neutral than from a religious leader directly but
still some bias
Mongols -> muslim
In conquered regions, mongols sort of fit into the existing bureau-
cracy
Doc 4:
Historian close to the Mnogols, so universal history close to Khans
Christian!
Doquz Khatun is Nestorian
religion is a really big thing here (divide by that??)
Doc 5:
Female companions = locals, help integrate the khans with the local
people and prevent revolt.
Tapestry used by Buddhists
Because the Mongols integrated religion into their local rules,
religious leaders supported the Mongols in return
Wait this was made *for the court* hmmm.
Historical Context
Intended Audience
Purpose
Point of View
External evidence:
After Kublai Khan's death, individual Khanates sprung up in the regions
that the Mongols ruled. They retained the Silk Road's continuity while
infighting amongst themselves. Needed local support (1).
Mongols helped push technological growth during their rule because most
governance was left to the locals with greater external connectivity,
so there was less control
Groups:
- Religious Tolerance
- Originally had internal secular rule system
- Khanates = decentralized
Thesis:
The khanates, having become decentralized
Groups:
- Religious leaders try to preserve themselves
- Mongols try to use religious power for their own benefit
(sometimes against other khans)
- Mongols used religious technology
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