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... Mongol , dynasty THE MONGOL CONQUEST OF CHINA Genghis Khan rose to supremacy over the Mongol tribes in the steppe in 1206 , and within a few years he attempted to conquer northern China . By securing the allegiance of the Tangut state ...
... Mongol , dynasty THE MONGOL CONQUEST OF CHINA Genghis Khan rose to supremacy over the Mongol tribes in the steppe in 1206 , and within a few years he attempted to conquer northern China . By securing the allegiance of the Tangut state ...
Page 106
... Mongol lines with a slight understructure of Chinese - type bureaucrats lasted for many years . The central administration of Mongol China was largely the creation of Yeh - lü Ch'u - ts'ai , originally a Chin state official of Khitan ...
... Mongol lines with a slight understructure of Chinese - type bureaucrats lasted for many years . The central administration of Mongol China was largely the creation of Yeh - lü Ch'u - ts'ai , originally a Chin state official of Khitan ...
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... Mongol in- vention but a social differentiation inherited from the Chin state . In the same way , many institutions were taken over from the Chin . Law in Yüan China was based partly on the legislation of the Chin and partly on ...
... Mongol in- vention but a social differentiation inherited from the Chin state . In the same way , many institutions were taken over from the Chin . Law in Yüan China was based partly on the legislation of the Chin and partly on ...
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