David M. Robinson

David M. Robinson is a Professor of History and Asian Studies at Colgate University and a scholar affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin. His research focuses on violence, court culture, foreign relations, historical memory, and military history in early modern Eurasia, with a particular emphasis on the Mongol Empire and Ming Dynasty. At MPIWG's Department III, he explores a Mongolian family’s integration into Ming China (1400–1644) to analyze themes of ability and difference in military contexts.

Research Interests:

• Violence and historical memory
• Court culture and foreign relations
• Comparative Eurasian military history

Scientific Awards:

• Research Fellowship at Princeton University
• Research Fellowship at Kyoto University
• Research Fellowship at Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
• Research Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton)