After uniting the nomadic tribes of the mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central asia and china. By purchasing books through this website, you support our nonprofit organization. An epic historical consideration of the mongol conquest of western asia and the spread of. Though there is a common thread between many events, there are a large number of facts which are inconsistent between known sources of mongol history based on their affiliation, medieval historians have hidden or forged some facts which contradict some of the facts. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Islamic textiles material history up mongol conquest. Mongol leader genghis khan 11621227 rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. Some important observations about the books on mongol history are as follows. It will explore both the bloody history of genghis khan and his conquests while showing that he and his fellow mongols were capable of much more than that. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the history of the muslims or the mongols. The mongols had a profound effect on the regions that they ruled in the eastern muslim world, from the first mongol invasion in 1219 through the breakup of the ilkhanate in 35 and the various, shortlived successor states. As the faith crossed cultural boundaries, the trader and the mystic became as important as the soldier and the administrator. Peter jackson, emeritus professor of medieval history at keele university, came out with his magisterial the mongols and the west, 12211410. This book based on the secret history of the mongols, the one early primary. A cultural history of islamic textiles 1997 and culture and conquest in mongol eurasia 2001 expand our vision of the cultural exchange in eurasia. It begins with an overview of administrative history and historiography in the early ilkhanate, culminating with rashid aldins blessed history of ghazan, the indispensable source for mongol. He starts with turkish precursors to the mongols, then takes readers through the standard history of the great khans, genghis, ogedei, mongke, and kubilai. The mighty chingghis khan by chelsea marie hicks, licensed for use on flickr.
Jack weatherford, author of genghis khan and the making of the modern world. At the dawn of the fourteenth century, ghazan khan mahmud officially adopted islam as the religion of the state, and for a time peace descended on the eastern portion of the mongol empire. Like many other topics in history, the mongol story has more than one side, and this book will try to present as many as possible. The mongols and the islamic world reading religion. Mongols and the islamic world yale university press.
His previous books include the mongols and the west, 12211410. Islam in mongolia is practiced by approximately 3 to 5% of the population. Spiritual renewal in post mongol islamic world contributed by prof. Nazeer ahmed, phd the word sufi literally means a practitioner of tasawwuf, a term that derives from the. Who knew that one tv show could enlighten us in so many ways. Recently republished in paperback, timothy mays the mongol empire is part of a major series of books on the history of the islamic world. Peter jacksons the mongols and the islamic world is the definitive resource text on the mongol presence and influence in central asia and the muslim world. The edinburgh history of the islamic empires book book details. This is an excellent work on preservation of islamic history and is a common point of reference. A captivating guide to the founder of the mongol empire and his conquests which resulted in the largest contiguous empire in history.
Historical sources of mongol history 0122 the book was written after persia, abbasid caliphates, georgia, and m any other areas had already fell and accordingly the description of these events. From conquest to conversion this volume is the very best example of what the new global middle ages can produce. The mongols were finally checked along the edges of europe and forced out of the middle east by rejuvenated muslim factions. In the meantime, the mongols, like so many of the peoples who had come into contact with islam, had begun to embrace it. Allsen has made an immense contribution on this topic. Some history books or a reasonable portion within them are based. It begins with an overview of administrative history and historiography in the early ilkhanate, culminating with rashid aldins blessed history of ghazan, the indispensable source for mongol and ilkhanid history. The breadth of the work has caused it to be called the first world history and its lavish illustrations and calligraphy required the efforts of. Full text of an overview of historical sources of mongol. Sorkhaqtani had been an advisor to another of genghis sons, ogodai, when he was khan. Making mongol history edinburgh university press books. Mongol history rewritten and relived openedition journals. English, malay, urdu, arabic and bangla tareekh e islam history of islam. While predominantly a vision of the many cultures of the islamic world of the.
Book revisits the mongol empire that changed eurasia. The siege of baghdad, which lasted from january 29 until february 10, 1258, entailed the investment, capture, and sack of baghdad, the capital of the later abbasid caliphate, by ilkhanate mongol forces and allied troops. When tolui died, she became the head of her household of sons, including mongke, kublai, hulagu and ariq boke, who. Abstractthe mongol invasions of central asia were the greatest catastrophe in the history of islamic civilization, laying waste to the global centre of intellectual achievement during the 11th. Peter jackson, author of the mongols and the islamic world. This is one of the most comprehensive books on islamic history starting from jahiliya dark ages and covers till ottomon empire. Eyewitnesses reported that the mighty tigris river ran black with ink from the precious books and documents destroyed along with the grand library of baghdad, or bayt alhikmah nobody knows for sure how many citizens of the abbasid empire died. The earliest mongol defeats came from islamic armies as well. Women and the making of the mongol empire by anne f. As the muslim world is sucked into the hysteria of ertugrul and similar ottoman dramas, its crucial that we uncover what is historical fact, and what is purely for entertainment purposes, if we want to truly benefit from the history of the. The webs source of information for ancient history.
This book examines the life and work of rashid aldin tabib d. The mongol invasion of the muslim lands brought radical. An epic historical consideration of the mongol con. Spiritual renewal in post mongol islamic world history.
Not being an expert on mongolian history, i cant say if this book is now outdated. The jami altawarikh is a work of literature and history, produced by the mongol ilkhanate in persia. Timothy may is the professor of central eurasian history at the university of north georgia and is the author of a number of articles, chapters and books including the mongol art of war 2007, culture and customs of mongolia 2009, and the mongol conquests in world history 2012. The mongol empire the edinburgh history of the islamic empires author. His books commodity and exchange in the mongol empire. Soas ug course description, the mongols and the islamic world. Women and the making of the mongol empire shall become one of the main reference books not only for the history of mongol women, but of mongol empire as a whole. This volume traces the second great expansion of the islamic world eastwards from the eleventh century to the eighteenth.
It took just thirteen days for the ilkhanate mongols and their allies to bring the golden age of islam crashing down. As saunders concludes, one of the major legacies of the mongol conquests was the transfer of intellectual and scientific primacy of the old world from islamic societies to western europe, paving the way for the renaissance. The paperback of the the history of the mongol conquests by j. Free islamic books on history history of palestine from preface, the fifteenth of may 2006 marked the fifty eighth anniversary of the catastrophe, which has brought about the worst calamity that could befall a nation in the whole history, namely the tragedy of the palestinian people. The mongol invasion of the muslim lands brought radical change in the jurisprudence of sunni islamic thought before the invasion of islamic lands by the mongol armies, muslims had already confronted the crusaders. It will prove of immense interest and value to scholars and students working on a landmark period in global history. The mongols and the islamic world from conquest to. Material for a history up to the mongol conquest by serjeant, r. Peter jacksons book looks at the lasting influence of the mongols on the islamic world. The new cambridge history of islam edited by david o. The mongols and the islamic world by peter jackson yale. The mongol empire having broken up into four sections, we then get a history of each of the four, as far as is knownthe separate khanates of persia, central asia, russia, and china.
Along the silk roads in mongol eurasia by michal biran. Its analysis of the role of women, especially during the formation and the decades of the united mongol empire, is of special relevance for anyone interested in this period. But the confrontation between muslims and crusaders, islamic history, rehan. The mongol conquests audiobook by captivating history. Women in mongol iran edinburgh university press books. An epic historical consideration of the mongol conquest of western asia. The influence of their rule positive as well as negative on the peoples.
Buddhism remained strong in china and of course, in the mongolian heartland itself. Mongol history alternated between periods of tribal conflict and tribal consolidation. Peter jackson is emeritus professor of medieval history at keele university and has written on the crusades, the eastern islamic world, and the mongols. This was a history which was manipulated not only in books, but also in. The mongol empire the edinburgh history of the islamic. Paul halsall this page is a subset of texts derived from the three major online sourcebooks. Genghis khan and the making of the modern world by jack weatherford, the mongols by david o. What are the best books on the history of mongolia. The real history of ertugrul islamic history project. Later chapters lay out the results of the most comprehensive study to date of the manuscripts of rashid aldins historical writing.
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