Historical Dictionary of the Mongol World Empire (Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras)

This Dictionary, the first work of its kind written in English, examines the history of the Mongol Empire, the pre-imperial era of Mongolian history that preceded it, and the various Mongol successor states that continued to dominate Eurasia long after the breakdown of Mongol unity.. Divided into three parts, the first section is comprised of six introductory essays devoted to the:. o Mongolia from the birth of Temüjin to the establishment of a Mongol Empire in 1206o The Mongol Empire, 1206-1260o The successor qanate of Chinao Mongol Irano Ca'adai qanate of Turkistano Golden Horde. The second section contains 865 entries with more than 600 topics including:o Personso Institutionso Terminologyo Battleso Aspects of material cultureo Geographical features of importance. The third section is comprised of a detailed bibliographical essay and three appendices.