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The Mongols: Self-Perception, Letters and Rhetoric, and Modern Legacies
This unit opens with an assignment on the Mongols' self-identity as presented in their Secret History. Another assignment compares and contrasts diplomatic and military approaches utilized by Mongol and western rulers. The unit closes with an assignment which encourages the analysis of the legacies of the Mongols on Western perceptions and depictions of Asia, particularly China and Mongolia.
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- LibreTexts
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- LibreTexts
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- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
Contents· 4 sections
- 01: The Mongols' Self-Perception and The Secret History
- 02: Letters and Rhetoric between East and West (1240s CE)
- 03: The Mongols and the Crusader King (1240s to 1260s CE)
- 04: Modern Legacies of the Mongols in Western Perceptions of China and Mongolia