Historical dictionary of the Mongol world empire / / Paul D. Buell and Francesca Fiaschetti

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910795052303321
• Autore: Buell Paul D.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018]; 2018
• ISBN: 1-5381-1137-3
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Collana: Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras
• Disciplina: 950/.2
• Soggetti: Mongols - History - To 1500
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro; Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Reader's Note; Maps; Dates of Chinese Dynasties and States Mentioned in the Dictionary; Chronology; Introduction; Essay 1: Mongolia before the Empire (to 1206); Essay 2: Mongol Empire (1206-1260); Essay 3: Qanate China (1260-1368); Essay 4: The Golden Horde (1235-1502); Essay 5: Ca'adai Ulus and Qaidu (1260-1338); Essay 6: Ilqanate (1260-1356); Essay 7: Epilogue: Mongols and the Outside World; THE DICTIONARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Introduction -- Essay 1 : Mongolia before the Empire (to 1206) -- Essay 2 : Mongol Empire (1206-1260) -- Essay 3 : Qanate China (1260-1368) -- Essay 4 : The Golden Horde (1235-1502) -- Essay 5 : Ca'adai Ulus and Qaidu (1260-1338) -- Essay 6 : Ilqanate (1260-1356) -- Essay 7 : Epilogue : Mongols and the outside world -- Appendix A : Mongolian scripts -- Appendix B : Glossary of Mongolian words and terms -- Appendix C : Eating at the Qan's table : selected recipes from the Yinshan Zhengyao 飲膳整要 (1330).
• Sommario/riassunto: This second edition contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.