Marriage as political strategy and cultural expression; Mongolian royal marriages from world empire to Yuan dynasty.

9781433102752

Marriage as political strategy and cultural expression; Mongolian royal marriages from world empire to Yuan dynasty.

Zhao, George Qingzhi.

Peter Lang Publishing Inc

2008

319 pages

$79.95

Hardcover

Asian thought and culture; 60

DS19

Zhao (pre-modern Chinese history, U. of Toronto) does not chronicle the royal marriages between 1206 and 1368, but describes features that characterize the phenomenon as a whole. In particular, he examines various aspects of Mongol royal family marriage strategies and the political implications of such marriages. He also looks at the marriage partners to clarify how and why marriages were arranged and determined, and the relationships between the royal family and the in laws.

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