MMW 13 Chapter Notes - Chapter Article Notes: Yuan Dynasty, Monotheism, Polytheism

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 13
• Professor: Edmond Yi- Teh Chang

Document Summary

Mmw 13 textbook notes muslims in the early yuan dynasty. Turned to foreigners to help run administration: relied on muslims largely. Large military expenses and costly public works projects. Quotas on goods, and then the goods were taken by the government and made into monopolies. Control bureaus for supervising laborers and merchants in the monopolies, preventing private trade. Muslims and non-chinese had lots of positions in government, especially financial side of things. Ahmad, muslim financial advisor, accomplished a lot but faced a lot of opposition from the chinese: brought relatives into government, didn"t like monopolies. Required to convert metal into paper currency in china. Sent envoys to foreign nations in order to get skilled people into the empire. Encouraged muslim officials to go there and settle the area. Promoted agriculture and taught the native people how to farm. Allowed to trade in shells instead of paper money in order to encourage commerce. Introduced chinese customs and culture, not islamic ones.