>>28319264Thank you my man I had lost the google docs some days ago kek
>>28315378>If we have to pin China's decline on a single cause, it would be the Mongol invasion (as it also did to many parts of Central Asia and Middle East), or the fact that neither Ming nor Qing dynasties fixed Yuan's administrative system (and made the effort stick).I'm a sucker for ancient asian history and this is partially true, albeit a bit wrong. What replaced the Song Dynasty in terms of bureaucracy was a more effecient administrative system that took into account all of the different people in China (Manchus, Han, Hui, Tibetans). Kublai was smart in placing a great emphasis on religion in order to stabilize China and to appease the intellectuals. This is a double edged sword however; since the Yuan is directly managed by the Mongols, the slightest weakness in the Mongol Empire quickly crumbles the Yuan.
China's problems from the 19th century, going as far as in the 20th century, comes from the great regionalism and corruption coming from the government. The Ming Dynasty was responsable for managing an increasingly hostile population due to their lack of interest to the public, and when a competitor arrived, the people were sure to follow them. That's why with even Mongol and Japanese support, the Ming fell.
The Qing didn't fare much different from the Ming, only that they were carved by the western powers and went through multiple wars and civil conflicts, making them face an even larger legitimacy crisis never seen in China.
