A Historical Research On The East Princes Of Yuan Dynasty And Their Descendants' Groups

The author studies the history of the east princes of Yuan Dynasty and the history of their descendants' groups during the 13 — 17 century .The paper consists of four chapters. Chapter one mainly describe that Chingis Khan younger brothers who assisted Him in Building the Yeke Mongol Ulus made eminent contributions; the fief system of Yeke Mongol Ulus and the course of formation east princes Ulus ;and about the general historical conditions of their descendants' groups of the east princes' in erley North Yuan period . Based on the the predecessors' achievements for reference, the author makes a further investigations to some issues :such as the nature of Belgutai Ulus.the location and bounds of both Otchigin and Hasar Ulus; the relation between the east princes and Hubilai regime; the general history conditions of their descendants' groups of the east princes and the relation between them and North Yuan Regime during the later Yuan Dynasty to the initial period of Ming Dynasty, and the political influence of the east princes' descendants and Mongolia political situation in the mid North Yuan.Chapter two mainly discusses the problems as follows: the relation between Nun Horchin group and Chahar group,and the process of Nun Horchin group submitting to Aisin Gurun; the beginnings and evolving of the ten Jasag; the immgration of Nun Horchin group in 1630s; the event of rebelling and escaping of seven Taiji and Jalait group etc.By making use of Mongolian file and Manchu file , the auther conducts textual research and concluds that Aisin Gurun established ten Jasag and each first Jasag in 1629. The author researches reasons why the Nun Horchin group moved to the sharamuren valley and the north valley of Liao river from the Nun muren in 1630 ,as well as in their pasture land changing.The author thinks that so-called"Galjagu Seter" event of 1643 should be called seven Taiji,Jalait group " rubelling and escaping" event.Chapter three mainly involved the history of the Am group who were the descendants of Hasar, Hachigun from 16 century to the middle 17 century. The chapter includs contents as follow: the Am group and their ruling families ; Ligden Khan senting on a punitive expedition against Am group and Am Horchin group and Ongnigud group submitting to the Aisin Gurun in 1630 ;the pasture's changing of the Am groups in1630s to 1640s . Among all above-mentioned aspects ,the author emphatically maks a systematic study of the reasons, course and influence of Ligden Khan' s attack toward Am group , points out the Am groups ' s pasture land in1630s to 1640s.Chapter four involved history of Abaga group and Abahanar group who were Belgutai descendants from the later 16 century to the middle 17 century.The author points out that as one of the " Aru Mongol" ,the Belgutai Ulus split up into Abahanar group and Abaga group in the first half of 16 century. After Norn Temgetu Khan, the leader of Abahanar group , died, the Abahanar group was occupied by Halha group and became one of it' s dependency. However , the Abaga group maintained the opposite and independent position until 30's in 17 century. Negating that both the Abaga group and the Abahanar group attended" Zhao Cheng's war" in 1627 the author thinks that as a confederate of Ligden Khan,Abaga group...