A Close Reading of the One Hundred and Sixty Years of the Yuan Dynasty

In 1206, the Great Mongolian Kingdom was established. In 1271, Kublai Khan changed the name of his country to "Dayuan". During the Yuan Dynasty, the unified multi-ethnic country was further consolidated, and its territory exceeded that of previous dynasties. It pioneered the political system and had a profound impact on the society of the Yuan Dynasty and the subsequent Ming and Qing Dynasties and modern times. The commodity economy and overseas trade were more prosperous, and Beijing and Quanzhou became truly international metropolises. The cultural form became more secular, and freedom of religious belief made cultural exchanges more extensive. Many casual history readers like to use words such as brutality, corruption, and darkness to describe the regime established by this nomadic people. It is undeniable that the Mongol Empire conquered the East and the West with iron blood and brought war to many regions. But beyond the logic of farming culture, look at it from a broader perspective: the empire that conquered Asia and Europe and connected the East and the West brought the world into the era of true globalization for the first time and accelerated the process of world integration. This book comprehensively analyzes the rise and fall of the Mongol Empire from the political, military, cultural, and economic perspectives, presenting readers with a comprehensive and three-dimensional view of the Yuan Dynasty.