History of the Mongol Conquests

Name: History of the Mongol Conquests
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ISBN: 9780812217667

ISBN-10: 0812217667

ISBN-13: 9780812217667

Edition: 2001

Authors: J. J. Saunders

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The Mongol conquests, culminating with the invasion of Europe in the middle of the thirteenth century, were of a scope and range never equaled. These nomadic peoples from central Asia briefly held sway over an empire that stretched across Asia to the frontiers of Germany and the shores of the Adriatic. Surprisingly little has been written on this vast and immensely influential empire, known chiefly through the charismatic leaders, Chingis Khan and Kublai Khan. J. J. Saunders's landmark book, first published in 1972, is a carefully documented introductory history of the rise and fall of the great Mongol empire. Saunders sets the historical stage with a discussion of nomad groups and…

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date: 3/29/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 5.71" wide x 8.39" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

List of Illustrations
Glossary
A note on chronology
A note on transliteration
Genealogical tables
Preface	p. 1
Eurasian nomadism	p. 9
The Turkish rehearsal for the Mongol conquests	p. 17
From Turk to Mongol 750-1200	p. 31
Chingis Khan	p. 44
The Mongol drive into Europe	p. 73
The Christian response	p. 91
Nomad imperialism: Mongol rule in China and Persia	p. 119
The anti-Mongol reaction	p. 140
Kipchak and Chagatai	p. 155
The Mongol age in retrospect	p. 175
The Secret History	p. 193
Did the Mongols use guns?	p. 196
Abbreviations	p. 201
Notes	p. 203
Bibliography	p. 255
Index	p. 265
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