The Mongol Empire / / Timothy May.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: May, Timothy,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires : EHIE
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (440 p.) :; 53 B/W illustrations

A comprehensive survey of the Mongol Empire – the largest contiguous empire in historyAs the largest contiguous empire in history, the Mongol Empire looms large in history: it permanently changed the map of Eurasia as well as how the world was viewed. As the empire expanded, the Mongols were alternately seen as liberators, destroyers, and harbingers of apocalyptic doom. At the same time, they ushered in an era of religious tolerance and cross-cultural transmission. This book explores the rise and establishment of the Mongol Empire under Chinggis Khan, as well as its expansion and evolution under his successors. It also examines the successor states (Ilkhanate, Chaghatayid Khanate, the Jochid Ulus (Golden Horde), and the Yuan Empire) from the dissolution of the empire in 1260 to the end of each state. They are compared in order to reveal how the empire functioned not only at the imperial level but how regional differences manifested.Key FeaturesProvides a holistic narrative of the entire history of the Mongol EmpireExamines the spread of Islam within the Empire and the Mongol’s legacy in the Islamic worldExplores the changing nature of authority and the role of women in the EmpireIllustrated with images, maps and charts of key places and major figures

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Boxes -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Note on Transliteration, Conventions and Geographical Terminology -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 Mongolia before the Mongol Empire -- 2 The Rise of Chinggis Khan and the Unification of Mongolia -- 3 The Mongols outside Mongolia -- 4 The Institutions of the Empire -- 5 The Reign of Ogodei -- 6 The Reign of Guyuk and the Regents -- 7 Mongke and the Toluid Revolution -- 8 The Yuan Empire -- 9 The Ilkhanate -- 10 The Ogodeid and Chaghatayid Uluses -- 11 The Jochid Ulus or Golden Horde -- 12 Anxiety and Accommodation -- 13 Conclusion: End of the Chinggisids and the Rise of the Qarachu -- Appendix I Regnal Dates of the Mongol Khans and Rulers of the Yuan Empire, Ilkhanate, Chaghatayid Khanate and Golden Horde -- Appendix II Genealogical Charts -- Appendix III Chronological Outline -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index