Before the West w/ Ayşe Zarakol
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The Early Ming Dynasty
Early early ming were very much under the influence of the chingisin sovereignty model. They wanted to be recognized by the rest of asia as, you know, the great emperors. Andmin thises, the period of o now, the treasure voyagers, but also overlooked, now, there were all these overland overtures. So they couldn't but think of the world in those terms - even as they rejected them.
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