Mongke's Biography

Author: Li Zhi'an
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the life of Kublai Khan. As is well known, Genghis Khan swept across Eurasia with the iron cavalry of the Mongols, establishing the Mongol Empire. However, he couldn't answer how to govern and manage a region with advanced culture and developed economy. Kublai Khan basically solved this problem. With the help of a group of Mongol and Han officials, he established the era name and reformed the system according to Han law. The series of political, economic, military, and cultural policies he formulated and implemented not only laid the foundation for the hundred-year reign of the Yuan Dynasty but also provided extremely valuable experience for the later Qing Dynasty rulers. As the author of this book states: Genghis Khan shocked the world with his military conquests, while Kublai Khan was renowned for his governance and cultural achievements.