Along the Silk Roads in Mongol Eurasia

"Yet another entry in the exciting work being undertaken on the Mongols’ pluralist world."

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Michal Biran teaches Inner Asian, Chinese, and Islamic history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jonathan Brack teaches Middle East Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Francesca Fiaschetti teaches Inner and East Asian History at the University of Vienna.

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"A lively read. . . . the book will have wide appeal for the classroom, as students will engage with vivid examples of human experience rather than plow their way through a tome."--Diane Wolff, author of Batu, Khan of the Golden Horde: The Mongol Khans Conquer Russia "Using Chinese and Islamic primary sources, this book shows the extraordinary ethnic diversity and geographical mobility of those who served the thirteenth-century Mongol conquerors. It will prove of immense interest and value to scholars and students working on a landmark period in global history."--Peter Jackson, author of The Mongols and the Islamic World: From Conquest to Conversion "This volume is the very best example of what the new 'Global Middle Ages' can produce. These biographies capture the complexity of the Mongol Empire, painting vibrant portraits of travelers and those who facilitated others' travel. This book will transform the way Mongol history is taught."--Monica H. Green, editor of Pandemic Disease in the Medieval World: Rethinking the Black Death

Inhalt
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments 
Notes on Dates and Transliterations

Introduction 
Michal Biran, Jonathan Brack, and Francesca Fiaschetti

Part One. Generals

1. Guo Kan: Military Exchanges between China and the Middle East
   Florence Hodous

2. Baiju: The Mongol Conqueror at the Crossfire of Dynastic Struggle
   Sara Nur Yldz

3. Qutulun: The Warrior Princess of Mongol Central Asia
   Michal Biran

4. Yang Tingbi: Mongol Expansion along the Maritime Silk Roads
   Masaki Mukai and Francesca Fiaschetti

5. Sayf al-Dn Qipchaq al-Mans.r: Defection and Ethnicity between Mongols and Mamluks
   Amir Mazor

6. Tuqtuqa and His Descendants: Cross-Regional Mobility and Political Intrigue in the Mongol Yuan Army
   Vered Shurany

Part Two. Merchants
7. Jafar Khwja: Sayyid, Merchant, Spy, and Military Commander of Chinggis Khan
Yihao Qiu

8. Diplomacy, Black Sea Trade, and the Mission of Baldwin of Hainaut 
   John Giebfried

9. Jaml al-Dn al-T. b: The Iraqi Trader Who Traversed Asia
   Matanya Gill

10. Taydula: A Golden Horde Queen and Patron of Christian Merchants
    Szilvia Kovács

Part Three. Intellectuals
11. Rashd al-Dn: Buddhism in Iran and the Mongol Silk Roads 
Jonathan Brack

12. Fu Mengzhi: “The Sage of Cathay” in Mongol Iran and Astral Sciences along the Silk Roads
    Yoichi Isahaya

13. sa Kelemechi: A Translator Turned Envoy between Asia and Europe
    Hodong Kim

14. Pdshh Khatun: An Example of Architectural, Religious, and Literary Patronage in Ilkhanid Iran
    Bruno De Nicola

15. Islamic Learning on the Silk Roads: The Career of Jall al-Dn al-Akhaw
    Or Amir

Glossary 
Chronology
List of Contributors
Index