Short description:

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.

Long description:

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:

Introduction  Section 1: Conquest & State Formation  Section 1 Introduction : Conquest & State Formation   Part 1: Chinggis Khan & State Formation  1. Mongolia Before Chinggis Khan  2. The Rise of Chinggis Khan  3. The Early Mongol State  Part 2: The Mongol Conquests  4. The Mongol Conquest of Xi Xia  5. The Mongol Conquest of the Jin Empire, 1211-1234  6. The Mongol Conquest of the Song Empire, 1234-1279  7. The Conquest of Qara Khitai and Western Siberia  8. Conquest of the Dasht-i Qipchaq  9. The Mongol Conquest of Rus?  10. The Mongol Invasions of Europe  11. The Mongol Conquest of Iran  12. The Mongol Conquest of Transcaucasia  13. The Mongol Conquest of the Near East  Part 3: The Mongol Successor States  14. The Jochid Ulus  15. The Yuan Empire  16. The Ilkhanate  17. The Middle Empire  Part 4: Administration and Political Structure  18. The Yasa  19. Jarqu and Jarquchin  20. Daughters, Consort Families, and the Military   21. Mongol State Formation and Imperial Transformation  22. The Keshig  23. The Jam System  Section 2 The Social History of the Mongol Empire  Section 2 Introduction  Part 5: Family and Royal Households  24. Consort Families in the Successor States  25. Elite Women in the Mongol Empire  Part 6: Finance, Trade, & Economy  26. Mongol Monetary Trends  27. Maritime Silk Road: The Mongols & the Indian Ocean  28. Taxation in the Jochid Ulus  29. Overland Trade in the Mongol World  Part 7: Archaeology and Art History  30. The Archaeology of the Mongol Empire  31. The Art History and Material Culture of the Yuan Empire  32. The Visual World of the Ilkhanids and Chaghadaids  33. Archaeology and the Material Culture of the Ulus Jochi (Golden Horde)  Part 8: Religion  34. Shamans at the Court of the Qa?an  35. Nestorian Christianity Among the Mongols  36. The Islamization of the Mongols  37. Daoism in the Mongol Empire  38. Confucianism in the Mongol Empire  39. Buddhism in the Mongol Empire  40. Judaism and the Mongol Empire  Part 9: Science & Exploration  41. Arabic Medicine in China and in the Mongol World  42. Mapping & Exploration  Section 3 The Mongols in World History  Section 3 Introduction  Part 10 The Mongols in the Eyes of the Conquered  43. Yuan Chinese Attitudes Towards the Mongols  44. The Mongols in the Eyes of the Armenians  45. The Mongols in the Eyes of the Koryo People  46. The Mongols in the Eyes of the Uyghurs  47. From Brutes to Bodhisattvas: The Mongols in Tibetan Sources  48. The Mongols in the Eyes of the Iranians  49. The Mongols in the Eyes of the Rus?  50. The Mongols in the Eyes of the Papal & Royal Missions to Mongolia and China (c. 1245-1370)  Part 11: Beyond the Borders of the Mongol Empire  51. Mongols in the Mamluk Sultanate  52. The Outer Limits of Steppe Power: Mongol Excursions in Southeast Asia  53. The Mongols in South Asia  54. The Mongol Invasions of Japan and Their Legacy  Part 12: The Mongol Legacy  55. The Chinggisid Legacy in the Middle East  56. Timur?s Empire  57. Rescuing Legitimate Narrative by Re-imaging Qubilai Qa?an  58. The Legacy of the Mongol Empire in Mongolia