The History of the Mongol ConquestsUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 29 mars 2001 - 275 pages 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. |
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Eurasian nomadism | 5 |
From Turk to Mongol 7501200 | 32 |
Chingis Khan | 46 |
The Mongol drive into Europe | 73 |
The Christian response | 91 |
The antiMongol reaction | 140 |
Kipchak and Chagatai | 156 |
The Turkish rehearsal for the Mongol conquests | 164 |
Mongol rule in China and Persia | 175 |
Did the Mongols use guns? | 196 |
Bibliography | 203 |