Part 52 Article: Timeline My Blog Title: The untold the retold Click on PDF to download from Part 1 COLUMN R 1279–1368 AD Yuan Dynasty & Mongol 元朝 16 Emperors Duration: 89 Years From [AI overview]: Kublai Khan is the most common English spelling, while Qubilai Khan is a more historically precise phonetic translation of the original Mongolian name. Phonetic relates to the sounds of spoken language. From [ https://www.cambridge.org ]: One of the biggest questions in the study of China’s history is related to the impact of the Mongol conquest . The Mongols governed through multiple languages, and ruled ethnically and culturally distinct groups, in part through the adoption and adaptation of Chinese institutions . The reign of Qubilai Khan (1260–1294) laid the foundations of Mongol rule as the Yuan dynasty , establishing government administration that incorporated steppe patrimonialism emphasizing kinship and loyalty with Chinese bureaucracy. The Yuan capital, Dadu , the ...
Part 10 Article: Timeline My Blog Title: The untold the retold Click on PDF to download from Part 1 From [Wikipedia]: “Journey to the West” is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the great Chinese novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. It was widely known in English-speaking countries through the British scholar Arthur Waley's 1942 abridged translation Monkey. “Journey to the West” has strong roots in Chinese folk religion, Chinese mythology, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoist and Buddhist folklore, and the pantheon of Taoist immortals and Buddhist bodhisattvas are still reflective of certain Chinese religious attitudes today. Pantheon in religion is a set of gods belonging to a particular religion. The novel is a fictionalized and fantastic account of the pilgrimage of the Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who went on a 19 year journey to...