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Yelü Chucai |
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Yelü Chucaior Yeh-lü Ch'u-ts'ai(born 1190—died 1244) Chinese statesman of Khitan extraction, adviser to Genghis Khan and his son Ögödei. He established a formal bureaucracy and rationalized taxation system for the Mongol-controlled portions of China. By persuading Ögödei to spare the inhabitants of northern China in order to utilize their wealth and skills, Yelü gave the Mongols access to the Chinese weapons that later enabled them to conquer the Song dynasty. See also Mongol; Yuan dynasty. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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