What if you look at the Yuan Dynasty from the perspective of Persians?

The materials for recording yuan dynasty history are quite different from those of other dynasties, that is, the Yuan Dynasty has a large number of historical records in other languages, such as Persian, Arabic, Latin and ancient Mongolian. Because the territory of the Mongol-Yuan Empire is too vast, this dynasty is naturally an international country. Different from the records in Chinese, the history of Mongolian Yuan in other languages is also quite different from the familiar versions. Here is a Persian version of Mongolian Yuan history for your reference.

Historical Records was written by Rushdoddin, a Mongolian aristocrat who lived in Persia at that time. It evolved from a conqueror to a ruler, and gradually became Islamic under the strong influence of Persian culture. Rushdodin is the prime minister of Ilihan, and The Collection of Historical Records was compiled at the behest of Ilihan, which is an officially revised history. Its content is divided into four parts, the first part is Mongolian history, the second part is world history, the third part is genealogy, and the fourth part is geography.

After the last years of the Tang Dynasty, China was divided, and the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty was limited to the interior, and the frontier ethnic areas became independent and attacked one after another. However, there are few records about the surrounding areas of China in Hanshu during this period. From the late Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, Persian and Arabic history books became the main historical materials for scholars to study frontier history and geography. The History of Mongolia includes Tribal Records and Ancestors of Genghis Khan, which provide us with important resources of the history and geographical distribution of nomadic tribes in Central Asia in Liao and Jin Dynasties, and provide records of the origin of Mongols and their early history, social system and cultural customs.

For example, according to historical records, all Mongolian tribes before the beginning of the13rd century originated from two men and two women who fled to Ergon (now the mountain forest along the Ergon River) in ancient times. This record is not found in the Secret History of Yuan Dynasty and Han Dynasty, but it is similar to the record of Mongolian Shiwei (the ancestor of Mongolian Department) who lived in Wang Jianhe (Ergon River) in the new and old Tang Dynasty books. Therefore, scholars have determined that the birthplace of Mongols is the southeast bank of Ergon, Heilongjiang. Up to now, scholars at home and abroad agree that Yuan Shi Dazu Ji, Wu Sheng Lu and Shi Ji Genghis Khan Ji come from the same historical material, while Yuan Mi Shi comes from another historical material. Therefore, it is very important to use the collection of history to proofread the above history.

The world history part of Historical Records is rich in content. It records the history of neighboring countries and regions known and accumulated by Persians under Mongolian rule and before. At present, the history of China, Indian history, Fulang history (European history), Turkic history and Ismail sect history have been published abroad. These historical books, written more than 600 years ago, almost covered the history of most parts of Eurasia at that time, and were called 13 century encyclopedia of Eurasian history, an unprecedented general history of the world. The most noteworthy part is the History of China, which lists the replacement order and reign years of Chinese emperors from Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties to Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties, and is accompanied by several illustrations.

The emperors in the past dynasties in the picture are all dressed in Song-style costumes, apparently by Han Chinese painters who lived in Persia by Mongols. The history of China may have been translated into Persian according to a China history book, which recorded the Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties earlier than the official history of the Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties in the Yuan Dynasty. Historical Records-Genealogy is also very interesting. Its Mongolian genealogy records all the lineages of Mongolian ruling families in Yuan Dynasty and Northwest China before 1305, including Chahetai, Qincha and Yili. In addition to Genghis Khan clan, there are also Mongolian ministers. The book is written in Persian, but the names of Mongolian kings are all written in Uighur letters, which is of great research value!