ABSTRACT
Drawing upon research carried out in several different languages and across a variety of disciplines, The Mongol World documents how Mongol rule shaped the trajectory of Eurasian history from Central Europe to the Korean Peninsula, from the thirteenth century to the fifteenth century.
Contributing authors consider how intercontinental environmental, economic, and intellectual trends affected the Empire as a whole and, where appropriate, situate regional political, social, and religious shifts within the context of the broader Mongol Empire. Issues pertaining to the Mongols and their role within the societies that they conquered therefore take precedence over the historical narrative of the societies that they conquered. Alongside the formation, conquests, administration, and political structure of the Mongol Empire, the second section examines archaeology and art history, family and royal households, science and exploration, and religion, which provides greater insight into the social history of the Empire — an aspect often neglected by traditional dynastic and political histories.
With 58 chapters written by both senior and early-career scholars, the volume is an essential resource for all students and scholars who study the Mongol Empire from its origins to its disintegration and legacy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter|15 pages
Introduction
By Michael Hope, Timothy May
Abstract
Section Section 1|377 pages
Conquest and State Formation
Section Section 1|11 pages
Introduction
Part Part I|56 pages
Chinggis Khan and State Formation
Chapter Chapter One|18 pages
Mongolia before Chinggis Khan*
By Isenbike Togan
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Two|17 pages
The Rise of Chinggis Khan
By Timothy May
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Three|19 pages
The Early Mongol State*
By Isenbike Togan
Abstract
Part Part II|155 pages
The Mongol Conquests
Chapter Chapter Four|12 pages
The Mongol Conquest of Xi Xia
By David Curtis Wright
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Five|17 pages
The Mongol Conquest of the Jin Empire, 1211–1234
By David Curtis Wright
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Six|19 pages
The Mongol Conquest of the Song Empire, 1234–1279
By David Curtis Wright
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Seven|13 pages
The Conquest of Qara Khitai and Western Siberia
By Timothy May
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Eight|14 pages
Conquest of the Dasht-i Qipchaq
By Timothy May
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Nine|19 pages
The Mongol Conquest of Rus’
By Alexander V. Maiorov
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Chapter Chapter Ten|13 pages
The Mongol Invasions of Europe
By Stephen Pow
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Chapter Chapter Eleven|17 pages
The Mongol Conquest of Iran
By Beatrice Forbes Manz
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Twelve|14 pages
The Mongol Conquest of Caucasia
By John Latham-Sprinkle
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Thirteen|15 pages
The Mongol Conquest of the Near East
By Timothy May
Abstract
Part Part III|74 pages
The Mongol Successor States
Chapter Chapter Fourteen|18 pages
The Jochid Ulus
By Roman Hautala
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Fifteen|16 pages
The Yuan Empire
By Xiaolin Ma
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Sixteen|19 pages
The Ilkhanate
By George Lane
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Seventeen|19 pages
The Middle Empire
By Michael Hope
Abstract
Part Part IV|77 pages
Administration and Political Structure
Chapter Chapter Eighteen|12 pages
The Yasa
By Denise Aigle
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Nineteen|10 pages
Jarqu and Jarquchin
By Florence Hodous
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Twenty|10 pages
Daughters, Consort Families and the Military
By Anne F. Broadbridge
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Twenty-One|19 pages
Mongol State Formation and Imperial Transformation
By Lhamsuren Munkh-Erdene
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Twenty-Two|12 pages
The Keshig
By Michael Hope
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Twenty-Three|12 pages
The Jam System
The Mongol institution for communication and transportation
By Hosung Shim
Abstract
Section Section 2|341 pages
The Social History of the Mongol Empire
Section Section 2|9 pages
Introduction
Part Part V|33 pages
Family and Royal Households
Chapter Chapter Twenty-Four|13 pages
Consort Families in the Successor Khanates
By Anne F. Broadbridge
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Twenty-Five|18 pages
Elite Women in the Mongol Empire
By Bruno De Nicola
Abstract
Part Part VI|64 pages
Finance, Trade, and Economy
Chapter Chapter Twenty-Six|15 pages
Mongol Monetary Trends
By Judith Kolbas
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Twenty-Seven|10 pages
Maritime Silk Route
The Mongols and the Indian Ocean
By Paul D. Buell
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Twenty-Eight|16 pages
Taxation in the Jochid Ulus
By István Vásáry
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Twenty-Nine|21 pages
Overland Trade in the Mongol World
By Colleen C. Ho
Abstract
Part Part VII|117 pages
Archaeology and Art History
Chapter Chapter Thirty|27 pages
The Archaeology of the Mongol Empire
By Ulambayar Erdenebat, Jargalan Burentogtokh, William Honeychurch
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Thirty-One|26 pages
The Art History and Material Culture of the Yuan Empire
By Shane McCausland
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Thirty-Two|28 pages
The Visual World of the Ilkhanids and Chaghadaids
By Sheila Blair
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Thirty-Three|34 pages
Archaeology and the Material Culture of the Ulus Jochi (Golden Horde)
By Daniel C. Waugh
Abstract
Part Part VIII|84 pages
Religion
Chapter Chapter Thirty-Four|6 pages
Shamans at the Court of the Qa’an
By Bayarsaikhan Dashdondog
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Thirty-Five|11 pages
Nestorian Christianity among the Mongols
By Bayarsaikhan Dashdondog
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Thirty-Six|20 pages
The Islamization of the Mongols
By Ishayahu Landa
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Thirty-Seven|9 pages
Daoism in the Mongol Empire
By Jesse Sloane
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Thirty-Eight|10 pages
Confucianism in the Mongol Empire
By Jesse Sloane
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Thirty-Nine|16 pages
Buddhism in the Mongol Empire
By Brian Baumann
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Forty|10 pages
Judaism and the Mongol Empire
By Na’ama O. Arom
Abstract
Part Part IX|29 pages
Science and Exploration
Chapter Chapter Forty-One|10 pages
Arabic Medicine in China and in the Mongol World
By Paul D. Buell
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Forty-Two|17 pages
Mapping and Exploration
By Hyunhee Park
Abstract
Section Section 3|252 pages
The Mongols in World History
Section Section 3|9 pages
Introduction
Part Part X|104 pages
The Mongols in the Eyes of the Conquered
Chapter Chapter Forty-Three|10 pages
Yuan Chinese Attitudes toward the Mongols
By Morris Rossabi
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Forty-Four|11 pages
The Mongols in the Eyes of the Armenians
By Bayarsaikhan Dashdondog
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Forty-Five|18 pages
The Mongols in the Eyes of the Koryo People
By Lee Kang Hahn
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Forty-Six|9 pages
The Mongols in the Eyes of the Uyghurs
By Michael C. Brose
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Forty-Seven|15 pages
From Brutes to Bodhisattvas
The Mongols in Tibetan sources
By Soyoung Choi
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Forty-Eight|12 pages
The Mongols in the Eyes of the Iranians
By Michael Hope
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Forty-Nine|16 pages
The Mongols in the Eyes of the Rus’
By Donald Ostrowski
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Fifty|11 pages
The Mongols in the Eyes of the Papal and Royal Missions to Mongolia and China (C. 1245–1370)
By Antti Ruotsala
Abstract
Part Part XI|68 pages
Beyond the Borders of the Mongol Empire
Chapter Chapter Fifty-One|17 pages
Mongols in the Mamluk Sultanate
By Josephine van den Bent
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Fifty-Two|18 pages
The Outer Limits of Steppe Power
Mongol excursions in Southeast Asia
By James A. Anderson
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Fifty-Three|17 pages
The Mongols in South Asia
By Michael Hope
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Fifty-Four|14 pages
The Mongol Invasions of Japan and their Legacy
By Li Narangoa
Abstract
Part Part XII|68 pages
The Mongol Legacy
Chapter Chapter Fifty-Five|13 pages
The Chinggisid Legacy in the Middle East
By Patrick Wing
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Fifty-Six|17 pages
The Timurids and the Mongol Empire
By Evrim Binbaş
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Fifty-Seven|20 pages
Rescuing Legitimate Narrative by Re-Imaging Qubilai Qa’an*
By Qiu Yihao
Abstract
Chapter Chapter Fifty-Eight|16 pages
The Legacy of the Mongol Empire in Mongolia
By Ippei Shimamura
Abstract