Article (in Korean): New Insight on Questioning the “Sinicization” of the Yuan Court: A Network Analysis of the Reign of Chengzong, Wuzong and Renzong

"This article examines the officials of the central court of the Yuan dynasty, specifically during the reign of Qa’ans Ayurubarwada (Renzong), Kaishan (Wuzong) and (Chengzong) by using the network analysis methodology. By design, the article adopts the so-called co-operative network analysis methodology first proposed my previous article from 2017. Based on this analysis, it reaches … Continue reading Article (in Korean): New Insight on Questioning the “Sinicization” of the Yuan Court: A Network Analysis of the Reign of Chengzong, Wuzong and Renzong

Article (in Korean): Korean and Mongol Connections as Seen through the Statutes of the Zhizheng Era (Zhizheng tiaoge) －From the Final Law Code of the Mongol Empire to the Treasure of Korea－

I had an opportunity to delve into some of the lesser known details of the discovery, examination, publication and eventually the designation of the Zhizheng tiaoge as a Korean "treasure (보물)." In the process, I have noticed some understandable yet questionable remarks on the Zhizheng tiaoge that have become known as established facts. My relatively … Continue reading Article (in Korean): Korean and Mongol Connections as Seen through the Statutes of the Zhizheng Era (Zhizheng tiaoge) －From the Final Law Code of the Mongol Empire to the Treasure of Korea－

TL;DR summary. Rashid al-Din (or whoever was in charge of this part), screwed up really hard. Dead people suddenly are alive, the timeline makes little sense, general statements of qualification become "stats" of Möngke Qa'an and etc. Hey, but if you don't pay too much attention, the screwed-up story makes Möngke look great...so... it works? … Continue reading Article (in Korean): Identifying Bias in Rashid al-Din’s Collected Histories －A Re-examination of Möngke Qa’an’s Succession－