The Mongols used Chinese to rule Bukhara (in Central Asia) for the same reason they used Central Asian Semus in ruling China edit

While the Mongols moved Central Asians to become Semu in China and serve as administrators, they did the same thing in reverse in Central Asia, sending Chinese over to administer Bukhara.

SINO-KHITAN ADMINISTRATION IN MONGOL BUKHARA PAUL D. BUELL

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