Fat Sharing Game in the Yuan Dynasty
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This book analyzes the core mechanism of power operation in the Yuan Dynasty from a unique perspective. Through the key concept of the "fat sharing game", this book systematically reveals how the Mongolian rulers sublimated the tradition of spoil distribution of steppe tribes into the ruling logic of the empire. From the "drop" system founded by Genghis Khan, the implicit rules of the four-class system, to the cruel game of fighting for the throne, it shows layer by layer how this conquering dynasty maintained governance through the bundling of interests, and then collapsed due to imbalanced distribution. The book focuses particularly on institutional designs such as excessive currency issuance, salt monopoly, and the abolition of imperial examinations. It profoundly presents the complex network of power and wealth distribution, analyzes the catastrophic consequences of the Yuan Dynasty and the underlying reasons for its disintegration, and deconstructs the inherent code of power operation of this special regime that has both nomadic characteristics and the form of the Chinese empire.
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