The Timurid empire and Ming China
Subtitle: theories and approaches concerning the relations between the two empires
By: Zsombor Rajkai
Series: Budapest monographs in East Asian studies -- 5; Budapest monographs in East Asian studies -- 5.
Publisher: Department of East Asian Studies, Eötvös Loránd University
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Budapest
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9789632847313
Subjects: Timurids; History; Research; Foreign relations
Description: "A comparative study of the historical relations of the Timurid Empire (1370-1506) and Ming China (1368-1644) forms the subject-matter of the present book. Although they were not adjacent empires, the relationship between the two dynasties shows certain particularities that deserve special attention not only within the scholarship of Sino-Central Asian historical contacts, but also for the understanding the formation of pre-modern inter-state and intercultural relations through taking a comparative look at theories and approaches found in the secondary literature. This book, employing theory (building) and approach as its main analytical aspects, compares Western, Japanese and Chinese studies on early Timurid-Ming contacts and stresses the applicability of these studies to a broader historical context."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-198) and index.

Published with the support of the Foundation for Hungarian Sinology.
Table of contents: title: Two empires on the moribund ruins of the Chinggisid dynasty; title: Western research on Timurid-Ming relations; title: Japanese research on Timurid-Ming relations; title: Chinese research on Timurid-Ming relations; title: Conclusion.