yuan dynasty

The Song Dynasty of China, despite its many achievements culturally, economically, and technologically, had a troubled history with invaders from the north. They were evicted from northern China by the Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty in the early 12th century, and then a century later lasted through...

-Prologue- Shikanoshima (志賀島), Hakata Bay, June 30, 1281 Kim Bang-gyeong stood at the head of the table his makeshift war council stood around, the air still thick with smoke from the gunpowder that burnt corpses and ships alike. It was a familiar sight, bringing up painful memories of the...

The Great Yuan, heirs of Genghis & Kublai, ruled over China for over a century, before being pushed back to the steppes by the rising Ming Dynasty. The remaining Mongols had a mixed relationship with Ming China, sometimes allies & sometimes adversaries, and occasionally rose to even threaten...

Jayasithi Malla of Nepa conquered around 1/3 of modern Nepal before dying of a disease as a middle aged man all things considered. Let's say he doesn't and by the time of his death, he has conquered enough territory that it vaguely resembles modern day Nepal. Now i am interested in the impacts...

In the mid-14th century, Mongol rule over China was faltering. The glorious days of Genghis were long gone, and famines, floods, political instability, and rebellion was rampants, and the radical, millenarianist Red Turban rebels had seized large parts of the country. While Zhu Yuanzhang was one...

The Church of the East made inroads in China and Mongolia two separate times IOTL: during the Tang Dynasty and then again during the Yuan. Both periods ended due to political chaos and dynastic change. My question is this: is it possible to increase the number of Nestorian Christians in China...