Flexibility and Limitation in Steppe Formations

The Kerait Khanate and Chinggis Khan
Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-90-04-10802-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 15, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 553 g

Reihe: The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage

This volume examines the circumstances that brought about the rise of the Mongolian empire. Twelfth-century Asia and the tribal politics of Inner Asia are examined on macro and micro levels.
The study concentrates on the Keraits, one of the most powerful tribal peoples of Inner Asia during Chinggis Khan's early rise to power and one of the greatest losers in the ensuing political realignment. The Kerait, who gave rise to the legend of Prester John, are studied as a symbol of Inner Asian tribal world.
In contrast to models of domination, this work portrays a competitive environment involving both conflict and coexistence. Focusing on power, its limitations and its transformation, we trace the emergence and consolidation of Chinggis Khan's authority within this environment of coexistence, shifting alliances and competition.

Zielgruppe

Historians of the Mongol Empire and its background, historians of Mediaeval Inner Asia in general, and anthropologists and social theorists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Togan, &.

Togan, Isenbike

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Isenbike Togan, Ph.D. (1973) in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, is Professor of History at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. She has published many articles dealing with Inner Asian tribes, and their relation to trade and state formations.