Koryŏ in the Mongol Empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23478103 |
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| Authors | David M Robinson (0000-0001-8466-088X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 679-706 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/9781316337424.017 |
| OpenAlex | W4391126509 |
| ISBN | 9781316337424 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
After a destructive war of nearly three decades (1231–1259), in 1274 the Koryŏ royal family formed a marriage alliance with the imperial Chinggisid throne that lasted a century. At the same time as Koryŏ–Mongol relations influenced Koryŏ’s political, social, cultural, and economic history, Korean personnel also provided agricultural labor and produced essential goods for the Mongols, campaigned in Chinggisid armies, acted as political advisers, offered religious sustenance, served as intimate attendants in the imperial palace, and married into the empire’s elite families, including the ruling Chinggisid line. This chapter comprises three parts: first, a brief political narrative of Koryŏ’s experience of the Mongol empire; second, thematic discussions of the military, personnel, and cultural exchange; and finally, some concluding comments, including the ambiguous legacy of the Mongol period for Korea.
Ancient history · Empire · Byzantine Studies and History · Chinese history and philosophy · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History
| Highly cited | No |
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