| The Mongol Empire and Its Legacy Revised Edition Contributor(s): Morgan, David (Editor), Amitai-Preiss, Reuven (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004119469 ISBN-13: 9789004119468 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $76.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: The Mongol Empire was founded by Chinggis Khan in the early thirteenth century. Within the span of two generations it embraced most of Asia, thus becoming the largest land-based state in history. The united empire lasted only until around 1260, but the major successor states continued for many generations, in the Middle East, present-day Russia, Central Asia and China. It left a lasting impact on these areas and their peoples, which was often far from negative! The papers in this volume offer fresh perspectives on the Mongol Empire, its rule in the eastern Islamic world, Central Asia and China, and the legacy of this rule. Various authors approach the matter from a variety of views, including political, military, social, cultural and intellectual. In doing so, they shed a new light on the Mongol Empire. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Middle East - General - Architecture | Interior Design - General |
| Dewey: 276.201 |
| LCCN: 00712667 |
| Series: Brill's Scholars' List |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.4" W x 9.52" (1.51 lbs) 380 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Asian |
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| Publisher Description: The Mongol Empire was founded by Chinggis Khan in the early thirteenth century. Within the span of two generations it embraced most of Asia, thus becoming the largest land-based state in history. The united empire lasted only until around 1260, but the major successor states continued for many generations, in the Middle East, present-day Russia, Central Asia and China. It left a lasting impact on these areas and their peoples, which was often far from negative The papers in this volume offer fresh perspectives on the Mongol Empire, its rule in the eastern Islamic world, Central Asia and China, and the legacy of this rule. Various authors approach the matter from a variety of views, including political, military, social, cultural and intellectual. In doing so, they shed a new light on the Mongol Empire. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details. |