Marco Polo and His ‘Travels’
What is the book we associate with Polo’s name? With what purpose was it written? What claims does it make for itself? To what extent does it purport to represent Polo’s own experiences? Just where did Polo go?
Some Royal Mongol Ladies: Alaqa-beki, Ergene-Qatun and Others
Imperial women, in fact, if we may base our judgment upon the only Mongolian source to survive, the Secret History, enjoyed a great more respect than the non-Mongolian sources would have us believe.
The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281
We review the book The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281, by Stephen Turnbull, which is being released this month by Osprey…
Iran under Mongol domination: The effectiveness and failings of a dual administrative system
Iran under Mongol domination: The effectiveness and failings of a dual administrative system By Denise Aigle Bulletin d’Etudes Orientales, Suppl.57 (2008) Introduction: At the beginning of…
Ayn Jalut: Mamluk Sucess or Mongol Failure?
Ayn Jalut: Mamluk Sucess or Mongol Failure? By John Masson Smith, Jr. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Vol. 44:2 (1984) Introduction: The battle of…
Christian Europe and Mongol Asia: First Medieval Intercultural Contact Between East and West
Christian Europe and Mongol Asia: First Medieval Intercultural Contact Between East and West Guzman, Gregory Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 2 (1985) Abstract…
The Mongol Impact on World History
Edward Vajda, a professor with the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at Western Washington University, presents “The Mongol Impact on World History.”…
The Shifting Present and Written Images of the Mongols
The Shifting Present and Written Images of the Mongols By Donald Ostrowski Paper given at Uses of the Past Slavic Symposium, University of…
The Scourge of God: The (in)Visibility of Mongols in Russian History and Memory
Why is it that Russians continue to carry an eight-hundred year old grudge, rather than accept that the Mongol conquest directly contributed to the rise of the powerful Russian Empire?
Legitimizing a low-born, regicide monarch. The case of the Mamluk sultan Baybars and the Ilkhans in the 13th century
Legitimizing a low-born, regicide monarch. The case of the Mamluk sultan Baybars and the Ilkhans in the 13th century By Denise Aigle Representing…
How Genghis Khan Has Changed the World
Steppe empires, some of which had embraced considerable territory and had exerted a profound influence, had come and gone by the early thirteenth century when the Mongols first appeared. None of them has had the impact of the Mongol Empire
The Mongol Transformation: From the Steppe to Eurasian Empire
This paper discusses the rise of the Mongol Empire in its Inner Asian context, looking for evolutionary versus revolutionary features of the Mongol imperial enterprise.
Essence of Mongol-Christian Diplomacy in the 13th Century
Essence of Mongol-Christian Diplomacy in the 13th Century By Martin Hall Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA’s 50th Annual Convention:…
Swells of the Mongol Storm around the Baltic
Examines various accounts of Mongol activity in eastern Europe during the 13th century.
The Mongol Invasion of Persia
The Mongol Invasion of Persia By Syed Abid Ali Abid Iqbal Synopsis: Examines the military conflict between the Mongols under Genghis Khan and…
The Mongols as non-believing apocalyptic friends around the year 1260
Around 1200 far in Eastern Central Asia the rising power of the Mongolian tribes started to conquer large parts of Asia and finally to reach the European sphere.
The Battle of the Kalka: The Mongol Invasion of Russia
The Battle of the Kalka: The Mongol Invasion of Russia By Daniel B. Hughes Proceedings and Papers of the GAH (Georgia Association of…
The Mongols and the West
Eurasian history proper begins in the second half of the thirteenth century with the Mongols. Though their empire did not last for long – some authorities assert it survived for as little as forty years, and it certainly did not endure for much more than a century – they made a major contribution by inextricably linking Europe and Asia.
State Formation and Periodization in Inner Asian History
This essay explores the basic mechanisms of state formation in inner Asia and presents an argument for the periodization of inner Asian history based on the incremental ability of inner Asian empires to extract from outside sources the wealth necessary for the maintenance of political and military state apparatus
The Mongols in the West
The invasion of Hungary is a classic example of long-range strategic planning executed with meticulous care on a unprecedented scale.
The East Slavic Response to the Mongol Conquest
The East Slavic Response to the Mongol Conquest By Charles Halperin Archivum Eurasiae Medii Aevi, Vol. 10 (1998-9) Synopsis: Examines various sources and…
Chormaqan Noyan, the first Mongol Military Governor in the Middle East
Chormaqan Noyan, the first Mongol Military Governor in the Middle East By Timothy May MA Thesis, Indiana University (1996) Abstract: In the year…
The Turco-Mongol Invasions and the Lords of Armenia in the 13-14th Centuries
The Turco-Mongol Invasions and the Lords of Armenia in the 13-14th Centuries By Robert Bedrosian Ph.D. Dissertation, Columbia University (1979) Abstract: The 13-14th centuries was…
The Mongol Empire in World History
The Mongol Empire in World History By Timothy May World History Connected, Vol.5:2 (2008) Introduction: An empire arose in the steppes of Mongolia in…
The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi’l-Ta’rikh
The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi’l-Ta’rikh Translated by D.S. Richards Ashgate Publishing, 2006-8 The Chronicle of Ibn…