The History of Central Asia : The Age of Islam and the Mongols.

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. Iranian-Muslim Dynasties in South-West Central Asia -- 1. Socio-religious Conflicts under Early Abbasid Rule -- Excursus: The Most Important Early Islamic Denominations -- The Sunnis -- The Shi' ites -- The Kharijites -- 2. The Barmakids and Tahirids -- 3. The Saffarids -- 4. The Samanids -- II. Central Asian Pioneers of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences -- 1. Early Scientists and Philosophers -- 2. The Golden Age of Science and Philosophy -- 3. On Astronomy and Towards a Theory of Evolution -- 4. An Anti-rationalist Counter-movement -- III. The Second Turkic Migrations to the West -- 1. The Pechenegs -- 2. The Oghuz -- 3. The Kipchaks -- Excursus: Turkic-Kipchak Equestrian Warriors in the Service of the Christian Kingdom of Georgia -- IV. Turco-Muslim Dynasties in Southern Central Asia -- 1. The Great Seljuks -- Excursus: The Ismailis of Alamut in the Seljuk Empire -- 2. The Karakhanids -- 2.1 The Unified Khaganate -- 2.2 The Western Khaganate -- 2.3 The Eastern Khaganate -- 3. The Ghaznavids -- 4. The Ghurids -- 5. The Ma'munids, Altuntashids and Anushteginids of Chorasmia -- V. Buddhist States of the Liao, Qara Khitai and Tanguts -- 1. The Liao Dynasty -- 2. The Qara Khitai, Central Asian Successors of the Liao -- 3. Minyak, the Tangut Empire -- Excursus: Pyotr Kozlov Discovers Khara-Khoto -- VI. The Rise of the Mongols -- 1. Sources for the History of the Mongols -- 2. Mongol Tribes in the Mid-twelfth Century and the Ancestors of Genghis Khan -- 3. Genghis Khan and the Creation of a Mongol Nation -- 4. Genghis Khan's International Campaigns -- VII. The United Mongol Empire -- 1. Great Khan Ögödei and the Construction of Karakorum -- 2. The Regency of Töregene and Great Khan Güyük.

Excursus: Spies, Diplomats and Missionaries: The Franciscan Monks Giovanni da Pian del Carpine and William of Rubruck -- 3. Möngke, the Last Great Khan of the United Mongol Empire -- VIII. The Independent Mongol Khanates -- 1. A Battle of Brothers -- 2. The Chinese Yuan Dynasty -- 2.1 Kublai Khan -- 2.1.1 A Hybrid Model of Government and Cultural Exchange with the West -- Excursus: Kublai Khan and the Polos -- 2.2 Kublai's Successors and the End of the Yuan Dynasty -- 2.3 Withdrawal to Mongolia and Establishment of the Northern Yuan Dynasty -- 3. The Chagatai Khanate -- 3.1 The Chagatai Khanate as Vassal of the Ögödeid Kaidu -- 3.2 The Khanate Regains its Independence -- 3.3 The Division of the Khanate -- 4. The Il-Khanids in Iran -- 4.1 The Non-Muslim Il-Khans -- Excursus: Rabban Bar Sauma and Rabban Markos: Nestorian 'Marco Polos' from Asia -- 4.2 The Muslim Il-Khans -- 4.3 The Cultural Legacy of the Il-Khanids -- 5. The Golden Horde -- 5.1 The Blue Horde of Batu Khan -- 5.2 The White Horde of Orda Khan -- IX. Timur-e Lang and the Timurids -- 1. Timur-e Lang's Military Campaigns -- Excursus: Two European Eyewitnesses: Ruy González de Clavijo and Johannes Schiltberger -- 2. Timur's Successors: the Timurids -- 3. Timurid Art and Architecture -- X. Outlook -- Appendices -- Appendix A: The Most Important Denominations of Islam and Early Muslim Dynasties Outside Central Asia -- Appendix B: The Most Important Dynasties of Central Asia from the Ninth to the Early Sixteenth Centuries -- Notes -- Bibliography -- List of Maps -- Photo Credits -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- Concepts -- People -- Places.

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