Marco Polo was very impressed with trade on the Yangtze. The Mongols used the Grand Canal to transport grain to the capital. Kublai Khan improved the communication system within his empire. At first ...

and trade regulations, gained recognition and were given legitimacy by the Chinese court which might even send aid to them should the need arise. After defeating the Mongol Empire in 1368 and ...

In response to an inquiry on whether China can confirm the information on that Mongolian Prime Minister may visit China next week to sign agreement on coal trade, Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

Pow’s academic interests are the Mongol Empire, the Mongol-European relations ... the interruption of trade and agricultural production occurred and it had a direct negative impact on the ...

a medieval trade route connecting Europe to Asia, between 1271-95, spending 17 of those years in China as a prominent figure ...