Book contents
- In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire
- In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Wider Historical Context
- 1 Eurasia after the Fall
- 2 Daidu’s Fall
- 3 Changing Fortunes
- 4 Black City
- Part II The Chinggisid Narrative at Home
- Part III A Tough Crowd
- Part IV East Asia
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
2 - Daidu’s Fall
from Part I - The Wider Historical Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 October 2019
- In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire
- In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Wider Historical Context
- 1 Eurasia after the Fall
- 2 Daidu’s Fall
- 3 Changing Fortunes
- 4 Black City
- Part II The Chinggisid Narrative at Home
- Part III A Tough Crowd
- Part IV East Asia
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
Chapter 2, “Daidu’s Fall,” traces the fate of Mongol political and military power in eastern Eurasia during the decades following the Yuan ruling house’s flight to the steppe in 1368. This chapter examines the Yuan court’s efforts to maintain legitimacy in the eyes of former subjects and allies, which included Chinese, Mongol, Turkic, Jurchen, Korean, and Central Asian populations, by drawing on political emblems developed during the empire’s glory years. This chapter also explains the Yuan’s military and administrative strategies to come to terms with its new position in eastern Eurasia. After 1368, the Great Yuan court remained a powerful actor on the international stage; the Ming court was never the sole political patron available to ambitious individuals and communities.
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- In the Shadow of the Mongol EmpireMing China and Eurasia, pp. 47 - 71Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019