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Mongol conquest of China

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13th century conquest

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The military governors of provinces or groups of provinces, who are called Tuchuns, govern despotically in defiance of Peking, and commit depredations on the inhabitants of the districts over which they rule. They intercept the revenue, except the portions collected and administered by foreigners, such as the salt tax.
Bertrand Russell, The Problem of China
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This Amur is likewise called the Black River by the Mantechoux Tartars, and the Dragon's River by the Chinese. It was in these countries, so long unknown, that the Russians and Chinese contested the limits of their empires.[37] The Russians had some forts on the river Amur, about three hundred leagues from the great wall. Many hostilities had arisen between these two nations on account of these forts: at length both…
Voltaire, The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia
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The barbarians of the northern provinces profited by the general discontent. They invaded the territory of the good Nabussan and demanded a tribute from his subjects. The priests, who possessed half the revenues of the state, contented themselves with raising their hands to heaven, and refused to put them in their coffers to aid the king.
Voltaire, Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume
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Part of Neo-Confucianism.

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