@article{2013spread author = {}, title = {Spread and Preservation of Chinese Divination in Mongolian, 14th–17th Centuries: The Documents of Dunhuang, Turfan, Qara Qota and Xarbuxyn Balgas}, journal = {Central Asiatic Journal}, volume = {56}, number = {1}, year = {2013}, abstract = {The Mongolian blockprinted documents discovered in Turfan contained several fragments of a calendar dating from the 14th century which had been translated from the Chinese. This is one of the indicators that the Mongolian elite of the Yuan empire used traditional forms of Chinese legitimation to reinforce their supremacy in the eyes of the Mongolian populace. After the Yuan dynasty collapsed, the translated calendars disappeared. However, the Chinese divination methods of the calendars had not been abandoned and were used within by the Mongolian public in straight chronological sequence until their “re-introduction” during the Qing period. The evidence found in the birch bark manuscripts from Xarbuxyn Balgas proves that this tradition continued beyond the end of the Yuan, determined by popular Mongolian choice rather than their rulers' interests.}, url = {https://doi.org/10.13173/centasiaj.56.2013.0133} doi = {10.13173/centasiaj.56.2013.0133} }