What if Black Death never happen in Yuan dynasty??

[galvatron prime]

I have a question ,what if Black death never happen in Yuan dynasty in 13 century in China ,do you think Zhu Yuanzhang manage to overthrow Yuan dynasty and founded Ming dynasty ?

Is the black death the main cause the downfall of Yuan dynasty and the rest of Khanates in Asian ?

Thanks.

[tadamson]

Apr 22, 2009 6:52:02 GMT 3 galvatron prime said:

I have a question ,what if Black death never happen in Yuan dynasty in 13 century in China ,do you think Zhu Yuanzhang manage to overthrow Yuan dynasty and founded Ming dynasty ?

Yes

Is the black death the main cause the downfall of Yuan dynasty and the rest of Khanates in Asian ?

No

[H. İhsan Erkoç]

Not the main reason, but it did contribute to the weaking of some Asian and North African states like the Mamlūks.