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THE MONGOL WORLD Drawing upon research carried out in several different languages and across a variety of disciplines, The Mongol World documents how Mongol rule shaped the trajectory of Eurasian history from Central Europe to the Korean Peninsula, from the thirteenth century to the ffteenth century. Contributing authors consider how intercontinental environmental, economic, and intellectual trends affected the Empire as a whole and, where appropriate, situate regional political, social, and religious shifts within the context of the broader Mongol Empire. Issues pertaining to the Mongols and their role within the societies that they conquered therefore take precedence over the historical narratives of those societies. Alongside the formation, conquests, administration, and political structure of the Mongol Empire, the second section examines archaeology and art history, family and royal households, science and exploration, and religion, which provides greater insight into the social history of the Empire – an aspect often neglected by traditional dynastic and political histories. With 58 chapters written by both senior and early-career scholars, the volume is an essential resource for all students and scholars who study the Mongol Empire from its origins to its disintegration and legacy. Timothy May (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Professor of Central Eurasian History at the University of North Georgia and serves as Associate Dean of Arts & Letters. A scholar of the Mongol Empire, he focuses on Mongol military history and strategy. He is the author of The Mongol Art of War (2007), The Mongol Conquests in World History (2012), The Mongol Empire (2018), The Mongols (2019), and Simply Chinggis (2021). In 2014, he was named the University of North Georgia Alumni Distinguished Professor, and he earned the UNG Distinguished Teaching Award in 2021. Michael Hope (Ph.D., Australian National University) is Associate Professor of History at Yonsei University, Korea. He specializes in the political and cultural history of the Mongol Empire with a particular focus on the Ilkhanate. He is the author of Power, Politics, and Tradition in the Mongol Empire and the Ilkhanate of Iran (2016). THE ROUTLEDGE WORLDS THE GNOSTIC WORLD Edited by Garry W. Trompf, Gunner B. Mikkelsen and Jay Johnston THE ANDEAN WORLD Edited by Linda J. Seligmann and Kathleen Fine-Dare THE SYRIAC WORLD Edited by Daniel King THE FAIRY TALE WORLD Edited by Andrew Teverson THE MELANESIAN WORLD Edited by Eric Hirsch and Will Rollason THE MING WORLD Edited by Kenneth M. Swope THE GOTHIC WORLD Edited by Glennis Byron and Dale Townshend THE IBERIAN WORLD Edited by Fernando Bouza, Pedro Cardim, and Antonio Feros THE MAYA WORLD Edited by Scott Hutson and Traci Ardren THE WORLD OF THE OXUS CIVILIZATION Edited by Bertille Lyonnet and Nadezhda Dubova THE GRAECO-BACTRIAN AND INDO-GREEK WORLD Edited by Rachel Mairs THE UMAYYAD WORLD Edited by Andrew Marsham THE ASANTE WORLD Edited by Edmund Abaka and Kwame Osei Kwarteng THE SAFAVID WORLD Edited by Rudi Matthee THE BIBLICAL WORLD, SECOND EDITION Edited by Katharine J. Dell THE TOKUGAWA WORLD Edited by Gary P. Leupp and De-min Tao THE INUIT WORLD Edited by Pamela Stern THE ARTHURIAN WORLD Edited by Miriam Edlich-Muth, Renée Ward and Victoria Coldham-Fussell THE MONGOL WORLD Edited by Timothy May and Michael Hope THE SÁMI WORLD Edited by Sanna Valkonen, Áile Aikio, Saara Alakorva and Sigga-Marja Magga www.routledge.com/Routledge-Worlds/book-series/WORLDS T H E M O N G O L W O R L D rsr Edited by Timothy May and Michael Hope Cover image: Rashid Al-Din (1247–1318) Guerriers mongols Miniature du Jami al-tawarikh (Histoire universelle). 14e siècle Paris, Bilbiothèque Nationale © Photo 12 / Alamy Stock Photo First published 2022 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Timothy May and Michael Hope; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Timothy May and Michael Hope to be identifed as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identifcation and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: May, Timothy Michael, editor. | Hope, Michael (College teacher), editor. Title: The Mongol world / edited by Timothy May and Michael Hope. Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. | Series: Routledge worlds | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifers: LCCN 2021051604 (print) | LCCN 2021051605 (ebook) | ISBN 9781138056671 (hbk) | ISBN 9781032244839 (pbk) | ISBN 9781315165172 (ebk) Subjects: LCSH: Mongols—History—To 1500. | Eurasia—History—To 1500. | Mongolia—History—To 1500. Classifcation: LCC DS19 .M5962 2022 (print) | LCC DS19 (ebook) | DDC 950/.2—dc23/eng/20220121 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021051604 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021051605 ISBN: 978-1-138-05667-1 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-24483-9 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-16517-2 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781315165172 Typeset in Sabon by Apex CoVantage, LLC In memory of David O. Morgan and Thomas T. Allsen, two scholars who profoundly shaped the study of the Mongol Empire and inspired the scholars who contributed to this volume. We all stand upon the shoulders of David and Tom, and they are sorely missed. v CONTENTS rsr List of figures xiii List of maps xv List of contributors xvi Acknowledgements xxiv List of abbreviations xxv Introduction 1 Michael Hope and Timothy May SECTION 1 CONQUEST AND STATE FORMATION 17 Section 1 Introduction: conquest and state formation 19 Michael Hope and Timothy May PART I CHINGGIS KHAN AND STATE FORMATION 31 1 Mongolia before Chinggis Khan 33 Isenbike Togan 2 The rise of Chinggis Khan 51 Timothy May 3 The early Mongol State 68 Isenbike Togan PART II THE MONGOL CONQUESTS 87 4 The Mongol conquest of Xi Xia 89 David Curtis Wright vii — Contents — 5 The Mongol conquest of the Jin Empire, 1211–1234 101 David Curtis Wright 6 The Mongol conquest of the Song Empire, 1234–1279 118 David Curtis Wright 7 The conquest of Qara Khitai and western Siberia 137 Timothy May 8 The conquest of the Dasht-i Qipchaq 150 Timothy May 9 The Mongol conquest of Rus’ 164 Alexander V. Maiorov 10 The Mongol invasions of Europe 183 Stephen Pow 11 The Mongol conquest of Iran 196 Beatrice Forbes Manz 12 The Mongol conquest of Caucasia 213 John Latham-Sprinkle 13 The Mongol conquest of the Near East 227 Timothy May PART III THE MONGOL SUCCESSOR STATES 243 14 The Jochid Ulus 245 Roman Hautala 15 The Yuan Empire 263 Xiaolin Ma 16 The Ilkhanate 279 George Lane 17 The Middle Empire 298 Michael Hope PART IV A DMINISTRATION AND POLITICAL STRUCTURE 317 18 The Yasa 319 Denise Aigle 19 Jarqu and Jarquchin 331 Florence Hodous viii — Contents — 20 Daughters, consort families and the military 341 Anne F. Broadbridge 21 Mongol state formation and imperial transformation 351 Lhamsuren Munkh-Erdene 22 The Keshig 370 Michael Hope 23 The Jam System: The Mongol institution for communication and transportation 382 Hosung Shim SECTION 2 T HE SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE MONGOL EMPIRE 395 Section 2 Introduction: The social history of the Mongol Empire 397 Michael Hope and Timothy May PART V FAMILY AND ROYAL HOUSEHOLDS 407 24 Consort families in the successor khanates 409 Anne F. Broadbridge 25 Elite women in the Mongol Empire 422 Bruno De Nicola PART VI FINANCE, TRADE, AND ECONOMY 441 26 Mongol monetary trends 443 Judith Kolbas 27 Maritime silk route: the Mongols and the Indian Ocean 458 Paul D. Buell 28 Taxation in the Jochid Ulus 468 István Vásáry 29 Overland trade in the Mongol world 484 Colleen C. Ho PART VII ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART HISTORY 505 30 The archaeology of the Mongol Empire 507 Ulambayar Erdenebat, Jargalan Burentogtokh, and William Honeychurch 31 The art history and material culture of the Yuan Empire 534 Shane McCausland ix
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