Mongol Heavy Cavalryman, Yuan Dynasty 元朝蒙古勇士


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14th century Mongol warrior (Yuan dynasty) in heavy lamellar armor that was widely worn in the Song and Yuan dynasty. For protection, he carries a Central Asian Kalkan shield constructed by having thin plant rods spirally plaited around a wooden disc, then stitched securely with fabric threads. For combat, he carries a lance slung on his back. Usually, he would also be equipped with a bow and saber. His quiver is slung to his right. With the firm possession of the ancestral Mongol heartlands as well as the bounties of China, Kublai Khan made himself the Great Khan over the other Mongol rivals.


Covering over 11,000,000 km2 (or 4,200,000 sq mi,) territorially, the Yuan dynasty was one of the largest Chinese dynasties, second only to the Qing. To legitimize his rule Kublai claimed both the mantle of a Chinese Emperor as well as the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. An diverse dynasty, Kublai and his descendants employed many talented Central Asians, Nepalese, Uighurs, and Northern Han in the administration of the immense empire. 



Although the great Mongol Empire was slowly beginning to disintegrate due to the infighting among the various branches of the noble princes in Central Asia, by contrast, Kublai's Yuan dynasty proved to be more stable and pursued a vigorous renewed series of invasions for another few decades. In the end the Yuan dynasty proved to not only be one of the longer lasting of the Mongol successor kingdoms but also in official Chinese histories, still bore the Mandate of Heaven among the procession of dynasties. 






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Comments

Der said…
Interesting as always.

How 'Mongol' was the Yuan anyways? they may have constituted the ruling class but there were probably few Mongols in China at the time, hence the need for foreign born administrators. It was only a matter of time for the native Han Chinese to rebel and expel the Mongols.

How different was Yuan civilian clothing from the native Han Chinese? or was there a difference?
Dragon's Armory said…
Unlike the Qing the Mongols didn't try to force too much cultural conversion to adopt Mongol customs. They believe in keeping things separate. A lot of Han Chinese still retained the Song era clothing and also customs. However the Mongols did abolish some Song subjects rights, especially in the south (i.e the last part of China that fell to them and not the northern parts where some people voluntarily vassalized themselves into the Mongol fold.)

On one hand there was nothing like the forced adoption of wearing long ques seen in the Manchu days. On the other, you are right, as a minority the Yuan's hold cannot last for too long. Conversely it was the Manchu's integration that made their empire more lasting (Manchu's over compensating staunch adoption of Confucian morals and incorporation of Tibetan Buddhism etc)
流云飞袖 said…
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流云飞袖 said…
In 1662, a Manchu soldier(兀儿特) saw the Emperor Yongli and turned against the Qing dynasty to restore the Ming Dynasty.
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流云飞袖 said…
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流云飞袖 said…
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I am fan of 阿勒图尔泰(老阿讲历史) in Douyin,
he is mongol Chinese.
流云飞袖 said…
In Chinese history, the Qing dynasty(天朝) and PR·China(国朝) were the only dynasties that controlled And stationed troops in Tibet.
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