Vv14 History of Mongolia 2 - Modern history of Mongolia

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Srba, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D.
Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Ondřej Srba, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Mongolian, Korean and Vietnamese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 14:00–15:40 G03
Prerequisites
This course is a chronological continuation of Vv13 History of Mongolia I - Middle and Chinese Asia until Yuan dynasty, but completion of Vv13 is not mandatory for registering Vv14.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Lecture and knowledge of modern history of Mongolia and adjacent areas from the second half of 14th century till the end of 20th century.
Learning outcomes
Students will know main historical events and chronology, the most important historical personages, cultural development, ethnic relations, migration shifts, and will be able to characterise social and economic changes in the Mongolian civilization area (contemporary Mongolia, Western and Northern parts of China, Tuva, Buryatia, Kalmykia etc.) since the fall of Yuan rule in China (1368) to the present.
Syllabus
  • 1)"Dark" period after the expulsion of Yuan Khans from China, rivalry between Western and Eastern Mongols
  • 2) Dayan Khan and decentralization of Mongolian tribes under the rule of his descendants, Buddhism as the means of power legitimization
  • 3) Formation of Khalkha khanates, the rise of Manchu, founding of Qing Empire, relations between Manchu, Eastern Mongols and Khalkha
  • 4) Oirat Khanates, Jungar Khanate
  • 5) Conquest of Jungar Khanate by the Qing - the last big migrations
  • 6) Southern and Northern Mongols in the time of Qing Empire: administrative system, taxation and corvée, legislation, religious and cultural development
  • 7) Chinese trade in the Mongolian area, distortions of Mongolian autonomy, increasing protests of Mongols against the Qing rule and Chinese
  • 8) Declaration of Mongolian independence, Mongolia in between the Great Powers, development in Inner Mongolia
  • 9) Beginnings of the People's rule, orientation to the Soviet Union
  • 10) Period of persecutions and suppression of the religion
  • 11) Period of years 1945-1990 in Mongolia
  • 12) Development in Mongolian areas in China and Russia (Soviet Union) during the 20th century
  • 13) Democratization period
Literature
    required literature
  • SRBA, Ondřej and Michal SCHWARZ. Dějiny Mongolska. Vydání první. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2015, 464 stran. ISBN 9788021079687. info
    recommended literature
  • GROLLOVÁ, Ivana and Veronika ZIKMUNDOVÁ. Mongolové : pravnuci Čingischána. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triton, 2001, 231 s. ISBN 8072540793. info
  • BAABAR. History of Mongolia. Edited by C. Kaplonski, Translated by D. Suhjargalmaa. [Ulaanbaatar]: Monsudar Publishing, 1999, xiii, 448. ISBN 9992900385. info
    not specified
  • Elverskog, Johan. Our Great Qing: The Mongols, Buddhism, and the State in Late Imperial China. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2006.
  • Bogdo Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, the last king of Mongolia : a history of Mongolia. Edited by Zorigtyn Lonzhid. Ulaanbaatar: Batsaikhan Emgent Ookhnoi, 2009, xviii, 406. ISBN 9789992907681. info
  • DILUV KHUTAGT. The Diluv Khutagt of Mongolia : political memoirs and autobigraphy of a Buddhist reincarnation. Edited by Owen Lattimore - Telo Tulku Rinpoche, Translated by Fujiko Isono. Ulaan Baatar: Polar Star Books, 2009, 224 s. ISBN 9780966957129. info
Teaching methods
Lectures supplemented by the authentic texts and photo-documentation.
Assessment methods
Short written test - at least 50 % of correct answers is needed to pass the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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