Confronting the Foreigner
Common Policies of Rashid al-Din and Liu Bingzhong on Mongol Rule in Iran and China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12561702 |
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| Authors | ATRI HATEF-NAIEMI (University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 613-633 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-1863 • E-ISSN: 1474-0591 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1356186321000638 |
| OpenAlex | W3197362487 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This article discusses the career of three historical figures who had a position of authority in the courts of the Ilkhans and the Great Khans of the Mongol Empire in China: Rashid al-Din Tabib (d. 1318), the Persian statesman and historian; Liu Bingzhong (d. 1274), Qubilai Khan's (r. 1260-94) Chinese counsellor; and Bolad Aqa (d. 1313), the famed Mongol tribesman. This study raises the question of whether Rashid al-Din's policies, when he was in office as the vizier of Ghazan Khan (r. 1295-1304), were modelled in some respects on the approach of the Chinese nobles—Liu in particular—to the Mongols during the early stages of the Mongol rule over China. In addition, taking into account Bolad's noticeable presence in the courts of the Mongols in Ilkhanid Iran and Yuan China, it seeks to shed light on his role as an intermediary and a possible conduit for Chinese political thoughts to reach Rashid al-Din
Ancient history · Archaeology · China · Economics · Empire · History of China · Persian · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Theology · Byzantine Studies and History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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