HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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He permitted only Mongols to serve in the military and reserved the most powerful government positions for Mongols.
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He divided the highest government jobs between Mongols and Chinese and said that only Mongols could rule in the provinces.
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He said that only Mongols could rule in the provinces and that both Chinese and Mongols could serve in the military.
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He reserved the highest government jobs for Mongols and said that only Chinese could serve in the military.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kublai Khan was one of China’s greatest emperors. He achieved the unification of that country by annihilating the national Song empire (1279). Contrary to former custom, he treated the deposed imperial family well and forbade his generals from resorting to indiscriminate slaughter.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1279, Kublai became the first Mongol to rule all of China when he conquered the last of the Song loyalists.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Kublai Khan changed the Chinese government by installing a dynasty of puppet emperors remembered as the Yuan Dynasty. Under the Yuan, China was part of a far larger empire stretching across eastern Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -The central power rested with the khan, who was assisted by military and political councilors. No departmental administration was, however, established during the early stages of Genghis Khan’s empire. The highly hierarchized military organization of the Mongols had no political or administrative counterpart.