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A system of so-called tax farmers (local or regional intermediaries who collected taxes on behalf of the central government) was established, along with an extensive communication system based around a network of post-towns. Metal or wooden paiza tablets ("Mongol passports") were required for one to be permitted use of the inns, supplies, and horses at these post-towns.
A system of so-called tax farmers (local or regional intermediaries who collected taxes on behalf of the central government) was established, along with an extensive communication system based around a network of post-towns. Metal or wooden paiza tablets ("Mongol passports") were required for one to be permitted use of the inns, supplies, and horses at these post-towns.
Following the successful rebellion of [[Hongwu Emperor|Zhu Yuanzhang]] and establishment of the Ming Dynasty in China in [[1368]], the Mongol leadership split into number of confederations, under separate khans, one of whom continued to rule in the name of the Yuan Dynasty. The Mongols never again regained control of China, but did continue to threaten and harass the Chinese Empire for more than two hundred years. In [[1449]], one khan managed to kidnap the Ming Emperor, and Mongol forces threatened the walls of Beijing in the mid-16th century. It was not until [[1571]] that the Ming managed to establish a formal peace with the Mongols.
==Emperors of the Yuan Dynasty==
==Emperors of the Yuan Dynasty==
==References==
==References==
*Valerie Hansen, ''The Open Empire'', New York: W.W. Norton & Company (2000), 335-368.
*Valerie Hansen, ''The Open Empire'', New York: W.W. Norton & Company (2000), 335-369.
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[[Category:Historical Periods]]
[[Category:Historical Periods]]