Covers sinification in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Part of this will cover the Mongols' sinification upon conquering China.
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| 4627562883 | Sinification | Term used for the spread of Chinese culture. | 0 | |
| 4627562884 | Korea | Korea, impressed by the political and economic success of Tang China, conducted sinification in their society. Korean scholars traveled to China to consult with Confucian scholars and returned with the latest Chinese books, technology, and ideas. Chinese culture, whether through writing, religion (Buddhism), fashion, and architecture fled into Korea. The elite classes of Koreans adopted Confucianism. | 1 | |
| 4627562885 | Japan | Sinification occurred largely voluntarily here. It initially chose to incorporate important aspects of Chinese civilization. Unlike Korea and the other conquered nation, the Chinese never conquered this nation. However, like Korea, this nation was impressed by the success of the Tang Dynasty. Chinese writing, bureaucracy, and belief systems were purposely borrowed. Buddhism became very popular to the point it worried aristocrats. Confucianism was also borrowed. During the Heian Era (794-1185), courtly life was an ultracivilized aristocracy, as described in The Tale of Genji. Too much focus on court life led to a loss of power for the emperor and the establishment of the Shogun (thus creating a feudal society) | 2 | |
| 4627562886 | Vietnam | During the Tang Dynasties, Chinese armies marched into this nation and conquered temporarily. This nation's people revolted early and often. Women refused the Confucian system of male dominance. The most important benefit the Tang derived from their interaction with this nation was a quicker-ripening form of rice, which became apart of the Chinese diet and spurred population growth. | 3 | |
| 4627562887 | Mongols | These pastoralist peoples borrowed their law code, yasa, and paper currency from China, and new religious beliefs including Buddhism and Islam (not necessarily from China, most likely not). Aside from China, Mongols borrowed a written language (Uighur, a Turkic dialect). All these contributed and convey to their habit of cultural adaptation upon conquered nations. | 4 |
