Manchu-Mongol Relations on the Eve of the Qing Conquest: A Documentary History (Brill's Inner Asian Library) by Henry Luce Foundation Professor of East Asian Studies Nicola Di Cosmo

Brill's Inner Asian Library #1

by Nicola Di Cosmo

In the seventeenth century the Manchu conquered the whole of China, replacing the Ming dynasty. The original Manchu and Mongol documents selected for the this publication, translated and amply annotated, provide fascinating new information about the relations between Manchus and Mongols before the Manchu conquest of China.They include diplomatic correspondence, military liaisons, legal cases, and records of tribute missions and present a detailed picture of the relative position of the various Mongol tribes vis-à-vis the future emperors of China.

Genres: China

Hardcover

First published September 24, 2003

Reviews

[Thomson Yu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent source collection of Manchu-Mongol diplomatic correspondences that led to the incorporation of the Mongols into the Qing empire. Interesting to note that the Mongols called nurhaci "kundulen qayan" and abahai "secen qayan", although it is not surprising considering that the Qing empire was cosmopolitan. Additionally, the collection of sources from the Mongolian correspondences seem to show that the English transliteration "khan" should be spelt qayan. Guess I should correct myself from on and write qayan instead of khan

Only problem I had was the numerous typos in the manuscript.