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
section Section 1|377 pages
Conquest and State Formation
section Section 1|11 pages
Introduction
part I|56 pages
Chinggis Khan and State Formation
part II|155 pages
The Mongol Conquests
part III|74 pages
The Mongol Successor States
part IV|77 pages
Administration and Political Structure
chapter Chapter Twenty-Three|12 pages
The Jam System
section Section 2|341 pages
The Social History of the Mongol Empire
section Section 2|9 pages
Introduction
part V|33 pages
Family and Royal Households
part VI|64 pages
Finance, Trade, and Economy
part VII|117 pages
Archaeology and Art History
chapter Chapter Thirty-Three|34 pages
Archaeology and the Material Culture of the Ulus Jochi (Golden Horde)
part VIII|84 pages
Religion
part IX|29 pages
Science and Exploration
section Section 3|252 pages
The Mongols in World History
section Section 3|9 pages
Introduction
part X|104 pages
The Mongols in the Eyes of the Conquered
chapter Chapter Fifty|11 pages
The Mongols in the Eyes of the Papal and Royal Missions to Mongolia and China (C. 1245–1370)
part XI|68 pages
Beyond the Borders of the Mongol Empire
chapter Chapter Fifty-Two|18 pages
The Outer Limits of Steppe Power
part XII|68 pages
The Mongol Legacy