How Did The Mongols Affect China

The Mongols were an influential group of people. They’re rule reached the far reaches of the globe even reaching places in Europe. The Mongol impact is clearly seen in the Persian and Chinese societies. Although it was the Mongols who took over both these societies, they still differed in many aspects.
The Mongol political impact on China can be seen when a once divided China was united into a single unit. They brought foreign administration into China and put Mongol authority in charge. The Mongols did not allow any chance where in their power could be brought down by someone Chinese. They even dismantled the Confucian education and examination system. Just as the Mongols took over Chinese government the also did so in Persia. The Persians,in contrast, were luckier in Mongol politics. The Mongols allowed for Persians to hold government positions (such as minsters, governors, and local officials) just as longs as they delivered tax receipts and maintained order. The Mongols adopted the Persian bureaucracy more than the Chinese way.
Socially the Mongols provided different experiences for both societies. Mongols assimilated

into Persian culture more allowing intermarriage and even children between those marriages. In China however intermarriage between Mongols and Chinese were outlawed. However despite the hostility towards the Chinese, the Mongols tolerated all the cultural and religious traditions in China. The Mongols also tolerated all religions in Persia and in fact Islam became so popular that Ilkhan Ghazan converted to the religion in 1295 and many Mongols followed him.
The Mongol decline in China and Persia shared similar features.

At the time period of the Mongols rule in both societies ,which was around the 14th century, the Bubonic plague was taking place. Large numbers of people were dying causing a spike in the decline of population for both Persia and China. Mongol rule could barely survive without a stable group of people to rule. However the Persians had problems other than the Plague that brought Mongol rule in Persia to decline, such as overspending and overexploitation. These actions led to reduced revenues and while paper money was attempted, it didn’t last very long. The introduction of paper money was also introduced in China, but inflation occurred and eventually its use was also halted. Power struggles for leadership in both societies brought civil wars and this weakened the Mongol

rule.
The Chinese and Persians were greatly impacted by the Mongols. Politically the Mongols took over both governments but only adopted Persian bureaucracy which caused the differentiation in ruling. Socially the Mongols were more belligerent towards the Chinese than the Persians and this may have caused for the more tense relationship with China. Mongol decline in both societies were affected by natural occurrences yet the invasion of Mongols may have also been the reasoning for the spread of the disease and the cause for their downfall in both societies.