Korea and the Fall of the Mongol Empire: Alliance, Upheaval, and the Rise of a New East Asian Order

by David M. Robinson

Book Overview

Korea and the Fall of the Mongol Empire explores the experiences of the enigmatic and controversial King Gongmin of Goryeo, Wang Gi, as he navigated the upheavals of the mid-fourteenth century, including the collapse of the Mongol Empire and the rise of its successors in West, Central, and East Asia. Drawing on a wealth of Korean and Chinese sources and integrating East Asian and Western scholarship on the topic, David Robinson considers the single...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009098969
• ISBN13: 9781009098960
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"