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The Mongol Empire
As the largest contiguous empire in history, the Mongol Empire looms large in history: it permanently changed the map of Eurasia as well as how the world was viewed. As the empire expanded, the Mongols were alternately seen as liberators, destroyers, and harbingers of apocalyptic doom. At the same t...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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UK
Edinburgh university press
2018
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| Series: | The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires
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| Summary: | As the largest contiguous empire in history, the Mongol Empire looms large in history: it permanently changed the map of Eurasia as well as how the world was viewed. As the empire expanded, the Mongols were alternately seen as liberators, destroyers, and harbingers of apocalyptic doom. At the same time, they ushered in an era of religious tolerance and cross-cultural transmission. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 416 p. illustrations, maps ; |
| ISBN: | 9780748642366 0748642366 9780748642373 0748642374 |