Central Asians in Mongol China
Experiencing the 'Other' from Two Perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10227984 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael C Brose (0000-0003-0409-2187, University of Wyoming, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 267-289 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Medieval History Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0971-9458 • E-ISSN: 0973-0753 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/097194580200500205 |
| OpenAlex | W1995537431 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The Mongols utilised personnel from several Central and West Asian subject states as administrators in China, where they constituted a separate class (Semuren). They also occupied a unique position be tween the Mongols and the Chinese since they were conquerors but also subjects. As such, they present an interesting example of alterity in the Mongol empire. Many Semuren successfully straddled both sides of that divide, thriving simultaneously as political and cultural elites. This paper examines those Semuren through the lens of alterity, and argues that the strategies they adopted to craft their identity were based in, and took advantage of, their bi-polar alterity
Aesthetics · Alterity · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Asian studies · China · Craft · Empire · Epistemology · Identity (music · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents · Thriving · Chinese history and philosophy · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Gender Studies · History · Law · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |