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The corresponding sections deal with the fall of the Yüan dynasty as a result of peasant uprisings in China and the flight of the Mongol court first to Yinch'ang in 1368 and then to Karakorum in 1378, as well as the struggle of the Mongol great khans Togon Temür (1333–1370), Ayusiridara' (1370–1378) and Toquz Temür (1378–1388) against the Chinese Ming dynasty. In this connection the work describes in detail the Mongol-Chinese relations during the post-Yüan period.

The work ends in a chapter devoted to culture and religious beliefs of the-Mongols in the 13th–14th centuries.

In this study on the Mongol history, the author makes an attempt to use as many new data, especially from Chinese sources, as possible and at the same time to adequately solve its problems, but it is up to the reader to decide, whether he has succeeded or not. Any criticism on the side of students of the Mongol history will be accepted with due consideration.