Journal of East Asian Cultures

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2022)
Articles

Yelü Chucai’s Movement in the Mongolian Court Described in Yuanshi

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  • Tatiana Sletneva
Tatiana Sletneva
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.38144/TKT.2022.1.3

Published 2022-11-22

Keywords

  • Yelü Chucai,
  • nomadic civilisation,
  • tax policy,
  • Yuanshi 元史

How to Cite

Sletneva, T. (2022). Yelü Chucai’s Movement in the Mongolian Court Described in Yuanshi. Journal of East Asian Cultures, 14(1), 33–44. https://doi.org/10.38144/TKT.2022.1.3

Copyright (c) 2022 Tatiana Sletneva

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Abstract

This article is about an outstanding political figure Yelü Chucai (1189–1242), who was the main advisor of the Mongol khans. Due to his excellent abilities and skills, he managed to play a significant role at the court of Ögedei Khan (1186–1241), as well as in the elaboration of a tax policy used in Northern China. Yelü Chucai contributed to the creation of a symbiosis of the nomadic Mongolian and sedentary Chinese civilisations that took shape during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368) in what is modern-day China.

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