The final years of the Yuan dynasty were marked by struggle, famine, and bitterness among the populace. In time, Kublai Khan's successors lost all influence on other Mongol lands across Asia, while the Mongols beyond the Middle Kingdom saw them as too Chinese. Gradually, they lost influence in China as well. The reigns of the later Yuan emperors were short and marked by intrigues and rivalries. Uninterested in administration, they were separated from both the army and the populace, and China was torn by dissension and unrest. Outlaws ravaged the country without interference from the weakening Yuan armies.
What problems did the Yuan dynasty have near its end? Why did Kublai's successors lose control of the rest of the Mongol empire? Who were later Yuan emperors isolated from? What were the Yuan armies too weak to stop? What were later Yuan emperors disinterested in?