EAS103H1 Lecture Notes - Kublai Khan
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1206= was called the great khan used uighur turks for the mongolian language attacked jin dynasty died during invasion of the xia state in 1226 due to illness: ogodei : chinggis third son became great khan, gained power in europe, ogodei"s son: khubilai, empire broke apart. They believed the purpose of warfare was to collect riches: mongols were superb archers and horsemen, did not fight in traditional ways was open to new techniques, used catapults, gunpowder projectiles, prisoners became slaves, most famous person from europe to visit mongols= marco polo, black death also affected some parts of asia because of trade. Last king of silla abdicated in 935 to wang geon= king of goryeo dynasty: early goryeo (935 1170, wang geon= king taejo, bone rank system for aristocracy was obsolete, welcomed confucian scholars into the government other than the true bone families, built support by contributing to buddhism and confucianism, built many temples, gwangjong:
