Ch+18+State+Structure

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 * Chinggis Khan did not establish a central government for any of the lands that he had conquered.
 * Chinggis Khans policies created a state that was much stronger and was less troubled by conflicts between clans and tribes than any earlier nomadic confederations.
 * He assigned Mongol overlordsto watch over local administrators and to extract a tribute for the Mongols' own uses.
 * During Kubilia Khans reign, the mongols were very tolerant of other religions.
 * Kubilai Khan had proclaimed himself emperor and started the Yuan dynasty in 1279 until it collapsed in 1368.
 * During Mongol rule in Persia the Mongols only allowed the Persians to administer the ilkhanate as long as they delivered tax receipts and maintained order.
 * The Mongols and their allies took the highest administrative positions and the Persians served as state officials at all lower levels.
 * While Mongols ruled in China they outlawed intermarriage between Mongols and Chinese and forbade the Chinese from learning the Mongolian language.
 * Mongols thought that the Chinese were the lowest people of all people.
 * The Mongols administartion consisted of Arabs, Persian, and some Europeans.

Checked by Kelsey Shoberg