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Page 108
... remained the centre of the Mongol Empire . Mongolia began to fall back to the status of a northern borderland , where a nomadic way of life continued and where Mongol grandees , dissatisfied with the growing Sinicization of the court ...
... remained the centre of the Mongol Empire . Mongolia began to fall back to the status of a northern borderland , where a nomadic way of life continued and where Mongol grandees , dissatisfied with the growing Sinicization of the court ...
Page 112
... remained slow . But the rebel armies who had chosen what is now Nanking as their base took Ta - tu in 1368 ; the Mongol emperor fled , followed by the remnants of his overthrown government . The Mongols remained a strong potential enemy ...
... remained slow . But the rebel armies who had chosen what is now Nanking as their base took Ta - tu in 1368 ; the Mongol emperor fled , followed by the remnants of his overthrown government . The Mongols remained a strong potential enemy ...
Page 117
... remained the most populous , the wealthiest , and the most cultured area of China in Ming times . Such great southeastern cities as Nanking , Su - chou , and Hang - chou remained the major centres of trade and manufacturing , of ...
... remained the most populous , the wealthiest , and the most cultured area of China in Ming times . Such great southeastern cities as Nanking , Su - chou , and Hang - chou remained the major centres of trade and manufacturing , of ...
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