
T’ang and Sung China with Peter Bol
Conversations in World History
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The Sun Dynasty and the Northern Empire
The people of the Sun Dynasty, the leaders, they recognize that this is a really significant threat to them. So it couldn't win the fight. And so it made peace. Part of the peace deal was recognition mutual recognition, but also some subsidies. These are nomadic peoples to the north. Well, they become less nomadic as they there. There's somewhat pastoral and that's nomadic. But of course, as they learn to build states they becoming less nomadic. Okay. Do you consider those people to the north, the church and the mentoring people are they considered to be Chinese at this point? Like, would you put this as part of only today, only today
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