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Imperial Synchronicity in Eurasia: 300 BCE To 1500 CE

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  • Kevin Sylwester

    (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, USA
    College of William & Mary, USA & Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Thailand)

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Chinese history shows cycles of unification and fracture. In western Eurasia, some empires would also temporarily gain hegemony. Were the occurrences of large polities in these two halves of Eurasia related? This paper examines whether the size of the largest empire in western Eurasia is correlated with the size of the contemporary Chinese dynasty. This paper finds a positive association between these two. This suggests that what happened in China could have influenced western Eurasian polities. Further analysis suggests that economic integration could have partly explained this synchronicity.

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  • Kevin Sylwester, 2019. "Imperial Synchronicity in Eurasia: 300 BCE To 1500 CE," Eurasian Journal of Economics and Finance, Eurasian Publications, vol. 7(2), pages 59-73.
    • Handle: RePEc:ejn:ejefjr:v:7:y:2019:i:2:p:59-73
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