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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2019

David M. Robinson
David M. Robinson
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Colgate University, New York
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This book explores how the world’s most powerful court told the story of history’s greatest empire. It traces how in the late fourteenth century the newly established Ming court (1368–1644) in China crafted a narrative of the fallen Mongol empire. The Ming court used this narrative to advance its military, political, and diplomatic objectives by shaping the perceptions and actions of audiences at home and abroad.

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Mongol empireEurasiahistorical memoryMing dynastypolitical rhetoricpost-imperialChina in the worldforeign relations
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In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire
Ming China and Eurasia
 , pp. 1 - 26
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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  • Introduction
  • David M. Robinson, Colgate University, New York
  • Book: In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire
  • Online publication: 17 October 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108687645.001
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  • Introduction
  • David M. Robinson, Colgate University, New York
  • Book: In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire
  • Online publication: 17 October 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108687645.001
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  • Introduction
  • David M. Robinson, Colgate University, New York
  • Book: In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire
  • Online publication: 17 October 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108687645.001
Available formats
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