Yuan Dynasty

importance began to diminish around the eighteenth century. In 1722, the fall of the Safavid Empire occurred and under the rule of Sultan Husayn, the Persian state suffered long term economic deterioration. It wasn’t until Nadir Shah of the Afsharid dynasty took power that political unity was restored, and for the first last time Persia’s borders were extended. However soon after this period, began the state’s decline, which led to the contraction of Persian around the Middle East and Asia. The…

The Boxer Rebellion began in 1898 in the Qing Dynasty of China. During this rebellion there was an ongoing question of which side was fighting for the more “just” outcome because each had a very different opinion of what justice was. The Boxers were fighting against the British invaders and trying to unify China by ridding it of Christian influence. The foreigners were trying to make money by selling opium to the Chinese. Each side thought the other side is evil but they did not try to…

during this period that cultural diffusion bloomed in the caravan cities of the mediators and the middlemen. Of course the foundations for the focus on culture were laid during the first stage of the Silk Road trade, but it was not until the Han dynasty and the Roman empire fell that the main emphasis was placed upon the human aspects of trade instead of the economic benefits of commerce. Control over trade became decentralized, with the Kushan and Gupta empires offering the Silk Road the only…

powers from china, using violent force. This rebellion would target Christians and foreigner and that would affect China even more. The rebellion would cause of many death and would catch the attention of western powers and ultimately ending the Quig dynasty. The cause of the rebellion would date back to the mid 1800’s during the opium wars. The opium war was between Britain and china over the opium trade. The chines lost this war and suffered great casualties. This would affect china because…

It is one with the Chinese New Year, and since ancient times this has been a festival that means a tremendous deal to China. This festival originated from all the way back in the Shang Dynasty, which is believed to have been around in 1600 B.C-1100 B.C. The Spring Festival is looked to be equivalent to American Christmas; the family members that moved away come back home, and families get together to celebrate. The Festival starts in the…

In China the cultural golden age of philosophy was the spring and autumn period as well as the warring states period, many of Chinas most famous philosophies were conceived of in these periods, including; Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism. There are countless other schools of thought of this era hence why it is commonly known as the hundred schools of thought period, which includes both the times of the spring and autumn and warring states. The majority of Chinese Philosophies are concerned with…

benevolent governing thought were the necessary theories for the feudal dynasty to consolidate its rule and national stability. Also, the ideology of Confucianism was such political ideas that were especially suitable for the need of restoring the economy at the beginning of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wudi even employed Dong Zhongshu’s proposal which is to “Ban from hundred philosophers, venerate Confucianism”. In this dynasty, Confucianism gradually merged with the feudal regime and started to…

Both of these men became so infatuated with their consorts they forgot to run their dynasties and in turn, their empires collapsed. This shows that no matter what kind of man you were, or how much power you possessed, you were not safe from women who wanted to be independent and take anything that they could. We see that Yingying knows the…

Europe to avoid the oncoming Mongolian army and in the end lead to the downfall of the Roman Empire. When the Mongols finally did end up conquering China in 1234 they ended up destroying more than half of China but also brought with them the Yuan Dynasty. During the time China was under the Mongolian rule it soon got the attention of the European travelers and merchants due to China being praised by various ‘reports’ created by other traders and merchants, the most famous of those would be…

term is usually used in French history describe French society prior to the French Revolution; however, historians will use it in other contexts. In China the ancien régime is used to describe the long history of imperial dynasties in China, especially the Ming and Qing dynasties. This period had a long standing political…