Emperor Khan passes legal caste
system
1046 BCE
China Messenger
DUDU-- Emperor Kublai Khan, heir to the Mongol
Empire of his grandfather Genghis Khan, passed a new decree last week and now
it is official. The new caste system is said to be called the “Four Class
System” and Khan has reported, “I am certain that this will help consolidate
the ruling status of the true Mongolian Ethic Minority.”
When Kublai was first given control over Chinese territories,
he became Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. Once given power Kublai immediately
began organizing groups of Chinese advisors, while he set up expeditions with
the goal of unifying China under the Mongol Empire.
In 1257, disappointed
with the war against the Chinese sung dynasty, eldest son of Genghis Khan,
Khagan Khan led on expedition into western China but was sadly killed three
years later by the Chinese defense Army in 1259. In 1960 (after the death of
Khagan Kublai was elected as Khagan’s successor, unfortunately his brother Arig
Boge disagreed and announced “I shall be the Great Khan” In the years that
followed Kublai fought his brother, eventually he defended him in 1964 and took
over power.
Under the rule of
Kublai Khan, the Mongols and central Asians remained separate from Chinese
life; life for the Chinese was basically left unchanged. Kublai was also thought
and known for his acceptance of different religions, but too keep the Mongol
minority assured Kublai divided the population of China into four social
classes, which we now know as the ‘Four Class System’
In a recent interview, Chao Da clearly stated that “The
social classes: are the Mongols ; central Asians; the northern Chinese and
Koreans; and the southern Chinese and I for one believe these classes are
fairly grouped, regardless of what everyone else thinks !”Although many are
satisfied with the new social order, there are still many who feel mistreated.
While roaming the streets one of our reporters was able to get a few words out
of a local protester by the name of cheng Bo who reported: “unfair! Unfair! The
real power is mainly in the hands of first class, and lower classes are
receiving different treatment in political, legal, and military situations.
Also third and fourth class must participate in more difficult test subjects
and exams!”
Although we can’t predict what will happen next, It’s clear that
there are many opinions towards the new decree but the majority of people are
not handling the news too well. Maybe Kublai Khan has gone too far!
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