Marriage as Political Strategy and Cultural Expression
Mongolian Royal Marriages from World Empire to Yuan Dynasty
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2008
XVI, 319 pages
978-1-4539-0358-2 (ISBN)
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Marriage as Political Strategy and Cultural Expression is the first comprehensive study of Mongolian royal marriages from World Empire (1206-1279) to the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) in Asia. This study examines the Mongolian royal family's marriage strategies and the political implications of these royal marriages, specifically, the intermarriages between the Mongolian royal house and its allies, including the Onggirat, the Oirat, and other Mongol peoples as well as the Uighur State and Korea in Central and East Asia. This book concludes that the short lifespans of Mongol royalty after Khubilai Khan were the result of consanguineous marriage and inbreeding - genetic factors that contributed to the collapse of the Mongol dynasty.
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Mongolian Royal Marriages from World Empire to Yuan Dynasty
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The Author: George Qingzhi Zhao received his Ph.D. in pre-modern Chinese history from the University of Toronto, where he is currently teaching. He is the author of several articles, book chapters, and translations on Mongolian imperial marriages.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface (Morris Rossabi)
- Acknowledgements
- Explanatory Notes
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Origins and Development of Mongolian Marital Traditions and the Characteristics of the Mongolian Royal Marriages
- 3. Chinggisid Marriage Strategies and the Political Implications of Mongol Royal Marriages
- 4. Mongolian Marriage Customand Sinicization
- 5. The Social Position of Mongol Women and the Political Involvement of Mongol Empresses
- 6. "Two-way" Marriages: Marriages between the Mongolian Royal Family and Dei-sechan's Clan of the Onggirat Tribe
- 7. "Two-way" Marriages: Marriages between the Mongolian Royal Family and the Ikires Tribe
- 8. "Two-way" Marriages: Marriages Between the Mongolian Royal Family and the Oirat Tribe
- 9. "One-way" Marriages: The Imperial Marriages between the Mongolian Royal Family and the Öngüt Tribe
- 10. "One-way" Marriages: Imperial Marriages between the Mongolian Royal Clan and the Uighur Iduq-qut Clan
- 11. "One-way" Marriages: Royal Marriages between the Mongol Yuan and Koryo
- 12. Conclusion
- Appendix I. Sources for Mongolian Studies
- Appendix II. Biographies of Empresses and Imperial Concubines (Hou Fei Zhuan)
- Appendix III. Reign Periods of Mongol Khans and Yuan Emperors
- Appendix IV. Genealogical Tables of the Mongol Royal Clan
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
