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

April 19, 2022 ~ wonheecho ~ Leave a comment

"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): Identifying Bias in Rashid al-Din’s Collected Histories －A Re-examination of Möngke Qa’an’s Succession－

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 ~ wonheecho ~ Leave a comment

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－

In memory of Professor Jonathan Spence

January 4, 2022January 5, 2022 ~ wonheecho ~ Leave a comment

1. My first meeting with Professor Spence was in March 2008, before starting my graduate studies at Yale. The meeting was part of the Campus Visit Day program for the admitted graduate students. Well, not really. A meeting with him was not part of the official program; Professor Spence was supposed to be leaving for … Continue reading In memory of Professor Jonathan Spence