David M. Robinson, with reports by J. Parkhouse, H.S. Owen-John, B.E. Vyner and D.W.H. Allen

Memories of the Mongol Empire loomed large in fourteenth-century Eurasia. Robinson explores how Ming China exploited these memories for its own purposes.

Introduction; Part I. The Wider Historical Context: 1. Eurasia in Empire's wake; 2. Daidu's fall; 3. Changing fortunes; 4. Black city; Part II. Chinggisid Narrative at Home: 5. Telling stories and selling rulership; 6. A precarious tale; Part III. A Hard Crowd: 7. Letters to the Great Khan; 8. South of the clouds; 9. Chinggisid fold; Part IV. East Asia: 10. Eastern neighbours; Conclusion.