Chapter 4 The Song Dynasty and Such

Chapter 4 The  Song Dynasty and Such


The Great Song
Its is seen by the most Han Chinese as the Weaker Dynasty. Because there is some "Barbaric Invasion" of the Jin Dynasty (meaning Gold) into the Central Plain China. Worst still it is the Rise of the Temu-jin Tribe later into The Genghis Khan  Global Mongol Empire, by united all the Old Mongolian Clans.

The Northern Song still occupy the Whole China Central Plain. The Imperial Royal Family is Zhao. Learning from the past experience the First Song Emperor released all the military power of his founding general after China was United after a long reign of chaos.

But unfortunately two Big Kingdom of the North Rise during these period.

Economically its one of the more advance. Many ancient invention are from during this era. Many famous poet and philosopher also develop their work during this period. There is a famous novel - The Water Margin - The Heroes of Old China. It is the China version of Robin Hood, seemingly. Just that there is a Total of 108 Good Man (Hao Han) which actually a group of  rebel. But it meaning in Chinese is not very nice as its sometime meaning referring to a Gang of Robbers. This Big novel is the mother of all the Martial Art Literature, glamoring the violent and the fighting, which obviously not too good.

Historian actually has a good opinion of this dynasty in terms of economy and culture.


Yuan Dynasty and the Genghis
For the Chinese, the Yuan Dynasty is the Worst Nightmare of the whole race. For the First time in Chinese history, theWhole Central Plain was rule by the Barbarian Mongolian. Even worst still these Nomadic Tribes did not subscribe into the Chinese Culture. Unlike the Manchurian Qing Dynasty of the late century , which totally adopted the Mandarin system of rule, Kublai Khan don't have a Chinese Name.

The Yuan is one of the Four territory of the Mongols in Major World History term.

Hu-Bi-Lie or Kublai Khan is the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Guess the only good thing for  the Chinese see is the opening of the Trade  (as a whole unite empire across Asia-Europe). For the First time a globally linked empire brought something for the far end of the Land. Roughly at these moment the Marco Polo from Italy also for the first time visit the Far East Oriental Land.

It is the Shortest dynasty of all, beside those small kingdom during the chaos period. It is succeeded by the Royal Ming Imperial Dynasty.

Some other Alternate history also shed some light on this era. The most uncommon source is a PC computer game call Age of Empire. It detaily brings you through the whole conquest campaign of the Mongolian. For Tribal Clan Clash to China conquest, thru the Central Asia and finally Eastern Europe.