HIS3501C Ethnicity and Women in Conquest Dynasties

1. HIS3501C Ethnicity and Women in Conquest Dynasties • Time: Wednesdays: 14:30 - 16:50; Venue: LSB 241 • Medium of Instruction: English • Professor: Dr. Priscilla (Ching) Chung 秦家德 • Email: prischung@cuhk.edu.hk • Tutor: Lo Chi Hung 盧志虹(Ina); Email: lacoosis@yahoo.com • Course Web: http://www.history.cuhk.edu.hk/CourseWeb/200809/his3501c/index.htm

2. Course Description • Many people know that people of non-Han origin, such as the Mongols and Manchus, ruled China (the Yuan and Qing dynasties ). • But few realize that for about half of recorded history, China was ruled either in part or wholly by peoples of non-Han origin from (Central/Inner Asia).

3. Course Description (2) • The course will look at: • The history of these peoples. • Their interest in China -- conquest or economic exploitation. • Sincization (hanhua汉化) or Barbarization (yihua夷化) • “What is Chineseness?” • Non-Han Rule • The role of women during these “alien” dynasties.

4. Course Format • The course will make use of Powerpoint (ppt) presentations, at times with notes, posted on the web, with a brief introduction by the professor during class covering the highlights of each subject. • Students will then be divided into groups to present their assigned readings (additional research is encouraged) to the class and to lead the discussion. • This format will promote: • Students working together: to: • Gather the needed materials on the subject of the lecture; • Critically analyze what they have read; • Communicate what they have learned; • Lead discussions.

5. Learning Outcomes • The format of the course is designed to meet the following learning outcomes: • Improved subject specific skills: students will be able to make effective use of lectures, reading assignments, library and web research to obtain and integrate information pertinent to the subject of the course. • Improved cognitive skills: students will be able to apply critical thinking to analyze the materials. • Generic skills: • Communication: students will be able to make effective presentations, based on their research and analysis of subject matter, and to write cogent papers summarizing their findings • Leadership and teamwork skills: students will be able to lead and participate in group research, and to conduct class discussions.

6. Course Objectives • The objectives of the course is to gain an understanding of the: • Contributions of Central and Inner Asians to China. • Migrations of peoples, especially that of the nomads of Central/Inner Asia. • Historical relationships between present day Central Asian countries and China. • Histories of the current minorities residing in China. • Achieve learning outcomes.

7. Course Assessment • Tutorials: 30% • Presentations and discussions based on films and documentaries on ethnic groups or women. • Class Participation: 30% • A combination of presentations and discussions based on group work, participation in discussions and attendance. • Final Project: 40% • Group research projects presented to the class which will then be refined into term papers. • Feedback will be done either in class or through email.

8. Topics of Study • Introduction • Background • The Xiongnu Federation • The Xiongnu and the Sixteen Kingdoms • Other non-Han kingdoms such as the Qiang/Di • The Xianbei and the Northern Dynasties • The Turks, the Uighurs and China • The Qidans and the Liao Dynasty • The Jurchens and the Jin Dynasty • The Tunguts and the Xi Xia • The Mongols and the Yuan • The Manchus and the Qing • Ethnicity and Women in Alien Dynasties

9. The Xiongnu FederationXiongnu Empire (ca.200 BCE)

10. Xiongnu at the end of the Han Dynasty (ca. 200 CE)

11. Non-Han Kingdoms Sixteen Kingdoms Period

12. Xianbei and the Northern and Southern Dynasties

13. The Uighurs, the Turks and China Uighurs (742 – 848) Turks (551-747)

14. Tang Dynasty (618-906)

15. Five Dynasties and 10 Kingdoms

16. The Qidan, Jurchen and the Tanguts(Liao dynasty: 907-1125; Jin Dynasty: 1115-1234; Xi Xia: 1038-1227 )

17. The Mongol Empire

18. Yuan Dynasty (1271 – 1368)

19. Manchu and the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1912)

20. All of China under Non-Han Rule

21. Major Readings • Barfield, Thomas, The Perilous Frointer. • Chan, Hok-lam, China and the Mongols : history and legend under the Yuän and Ming. • Ching, Frank, Ancestors • Di Cosmo, Nicola, Warfare in Inner Asian History (500-1800). • Franke, Herbert and Chan, Hok-lam, Studies on the Jurchens and the Jin Dynasty. • Holcombe, Charles, In the Shadow of the Han. • Holmgren, Jennifer, Marriage, Kinship and Power in Northern China. • Lee, Lily Xiao and Stefanowska, A.D., Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: The Qing Period, 1644-1911. • McGovern, William Montgomery, The Early Empires of Central Asia, 1939. • Poon, Kwok Kin (Dissertation), The Northern Wei State and the Juan-Juan Nomadic Tribe (A Summary). • Rawski, Evelyn S., The Last Emperors. • Sinor, Denis, Cambridge history of early AsiaSinor, Denis, Uighur empire in studies in Medieval InnerAsiaTwitchett, Denis & Fairbank, John K., The Cambridge History of China: The Alien Dynasties. • Watson, Rubie S. & Ebrey, Patricia Buckley, ed., Marriage and Inequality in Chinese Societies.