Morris Rossabi - Khubilai Khan: His Life and Times
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Living from 1215 to 1294 Khubilai Khan is one of historys most renowned figures. Here for the first time is an English-language biography of the man. Morris Rossabi draws on sources from a variety of East Asian, Middle Eastern, and European languages as he focuses on the life and times of the great Mongol monarch.
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Kublai Khan,--1216-1294, Mongols--History, China--Kings and rulers--Biography.
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1988
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DS752.6.K83R67 1988eb
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950/.2/0924
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Kublai Khan,--1216-1294, Mongols--History, China--Kings and rulers--Biography.
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Portrait of Khubilai Khan. National Palace Museum, Taipei.
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Khubilai Khan
His Life and Times
Morris Rossabi
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London
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University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
University of California Press, Ltd. London, England
1988 by The Regents of the University of California
The University of California Press gratefully acknowledges support from the China Publication Subventions program.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rossabi, Morris. Khubilai Khan: his life and times. Includes bibliographies and index. 1. Khubilai Khan, 1215-1294. 2. MongolsHistory. 3. ChinaKings and rulersBiography. I. Title. DS452.6.K83R67 1987 950'.2'0924 [B] 86-25031 ISBN 0-520-6740-1 (ppb.)
Printed in the United States of America
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The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
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To the memory of my father, Joseph Rossabi, and my friend and colleague Professor Joseph F. Fletcher, Jr.
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Contents
List of Illustrations
ix
Preface
xi
Note on Transliteration
xvii
1. The Early Mongols
1
2. Khubilai Emerges
22
3. The Great Khan
53
4. The Conqueror
76
5. The Emperor of China
115
6. The Cultural Patron
153
7. Mismanagement and the Chinese Response
177
8. Decline of an Emperor
206
Notes
233
Glossary of Chinese Characters
275
Bibliography of Works in Western Languages
281
Addenda to Bibliography of Works in Western Languages
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