#174 - Yuan 1: In Xanadu Did Kubla Khan...

The History of China

Chris Stewart

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🗓️ 22 September 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

You know it’s hard out there for a prince. The fourth sons of a fourth son, Khubilai of the Borjigin will grow up little recognized, and bound for a life of little more than comfortable obscurity. But between his mother’s machinations, his wife’s guidance, his own skills… and a healthy smattering of good fortune, he’ll find himself suddenly thrust into the spotlight and tasked with overseeing the conquest of the Mongols’ oldest foe. Time Period Covered: 1215-1259 CE Major Historical Figures: Mongol: Tolui [c. 1191-1232] – 4th son of Genghis Khan, Khubilai’s father Sorkhokhtani Beki [c. 1190-1252] – Khubilai’s mother, Nestorian Christian Möngke Khaghan [1209-1259] – Tolui’s eldest son, 4th Great Khan of the Mongols Khubilai, Ilkhan of the Left [1215-1289] – favored grandson of Genghis Hulagu, Ilkhan of the Right [1218-1265] – 3rd son of Tolui and Sorkhokhtani Ariq Böke [1219-1266] – youngest son of Tolui, Otchigin “Hearthkeeper” Chabi Khatun [1225-1281] – Khubilai’s 2nd wife & only love, Tibetan Buddhist North China: Minister Yao Shu Liu Bingzhong, Buddhist Monk, Adviser & Architect of Kaiping/Shangdu city The Phagspa Lama [1235-1280] Dali Kingdom: King Duan Xingzhi [r. 1251-1254, 1256-1260 (as Maharaja)] Prime Minister Gao Taixiang [d. 1253] Major Sources: Atwood, Christopher P. Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire. Broadbridge, Anne F. Women and the Making of the Mongol Empire. Clements, Jonathan. A Brief History of Khubilai Khan: Lord of Xanadu, Founder of the Yuan. May, Timothy (ed.). The Mongol Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia, vol. 1. McLynn, Frank. Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy. Rossabi, Morris. “The Reign of Khubilai Khan” in The Cambridge History of China, v. 6: Alien Regimes and Border States, 907-1368. Weatherford, Jack. The Secret History of the Mongol Queens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
0:04.0	Hello and welcome to the history of China. China.
0:14.0	Episode 174.
0:20.0	In Xanadu did Kubla Khan. Welcome back one and all to the show. in Xan.
0:23.4	Welcome back, one and all to the show and to the dawn of its new and exciting chapter, the nine
0:28.6	decade-long rule of the Mongol-uan dynasty under Hubelai Khan and his successors. I'm thrilled to be able to
0:35.4	after 33 episodes and change over more than 22 months at long last be able to
0:40.8	switch up my episode title scheme off of song. Now that said the song has
0:45.2	definitely been one of my favorite periods to date and I will be said to leave the era behind
0:49.9	as several listeners have already indicated that they would be as well.
0:53.7	But time and the show move ever onward.
0:57.1	The song is dead.
0:58.3	Long live the gun.
1:00.4	Well, not quite yet.
1:02.3	I'm going to take a semi-educated guess here that this series in particular might just attract some new listeners to the show who might not at first be super interested in all that other stuff, aka China, and are just in it for the Mongols.
1:16.1	I get that. I totally do. So let me start out with two things. If that describes you,
1:21.5	first, welcome, and you should definitely go and check out the five free episodes interspersed within the song period detailing the early life and times of the progenitor of the Mongol Empire, Temagene, aka Jenges Han.
1:35.0	That is half of the relevant context and life of the great man that I've put out as of this recording
1:41.4	on the formation of the Yech Mongol Uus or the great Mongol nation, with the other
1:45.8	half available to people who wish to kick an extra dollar in my direction via Patreon.
1:51.1	So if you decide that you like this and the other Mongol episodes and want more
1:56.0	because there will be more episodes for instance I'm currently working on one about the
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