East Asia
During the years between 1000 and 1400 the East Asian region saw extensive change and development concerning the nature of the elites that ruled respective countries. In China there was the growth of the examination culture, Japan experienced the emergence of the Samurai, Korea saw the growth of the Yangban, and Vietnam became content with a tribute system to China. Each of the respective countries grew and developed independently and for the most part were able to distance themselves from China and begin to form their own national identity along with their own system of ruling elites. In China there is a definite beginning to the new political elite which stems from the transition from the Tang to Song dynasties culminating in 960. The Zhao Brothers, who are the leaders of the revolution and the only one's able to consolidate power, know that they are only military strong men and realize that they need a system that will help prevent them from loosing power. As a result they look away from the landed aristocracy, that had previously ruled China and in the fighting has been greatly weakened, and focus their attention on creating a new political structure to develop government officials. The Zhao brothers institute the Con
In all, great transformations in East Asia's political power structure took place during this time. There are two things that tie all the changes in the region together, the desire for emerging dynasties to legitimize and consolidate there power and China primarily in the form of the Confucian Examination System. The emergence of so many new dynasties in this period inherently leads to new political systems to govern new dynasties. The CES began in China also, in countries that adopt it, directly starts the emergence of a the Confucian scholar as a political official and creates a whole culture around the examinations themselves. The last unifying trait between all of the changes is that they all remain individual to their respective nations borrowing heavily at times from China but imprinting their own cultural identity on them at the same time. The transformation in Vietnam also develops independent of China, and here that independent transformation is intentional. With the establishment of the Li dynasty in 1010 lasting until 1225, the examination system of China is deliberately not embraced. With the eventual decline of the Li dynasty the Song dynasty of China attempts to dominate Vietnam, this only helps lead to more fervent nationalism in Vietnam. With the end of the Li dynasty a new one is founded. The Tran dynasty is established in 1225 and begins the tribute system with China that is to be a primary basis for power and wealth in Vietnam for the next two hundred years. The tribute system allows Vietnam to remain autonomous of China and allows them to sell their goods in the ce
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Approximate Word count = 1083
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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