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7 - Imperial Ideology

from Volume I Part 2 - Thematic Histories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

By
Thomas T. Allsen
Edited by
Michal Biran  and
Hodong Kim
Michal Biran
Affiliation:
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hodong Kim
Affiliation:
Seoul National University
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Summary

The chapter reviews the components of Mongol imperial ideology, notably the Heavenly Mandate and charisma, as well as their development, dissemination, uses, and legacies, in both steppe and sown.

Keywords

Heavenly MandatecharismaMongol ideologylegitimation
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The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire , pp. 444 - 459
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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