The Mongol invasions of the Near East

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" The Mongol invasions of the Near East "
Ryan James McDaniel J. Roth

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	52786
Doc. No	:	TL22740
Call number	:	‭1432454‬
Main Entry	:	Ryan James McDaniel
Title & Author	:	The Mongol invasions of the Near East\ Ryan James McDaniel
College	:	San Jose State University
Date	:	2005
Degree	:	M.A.
student score	:	2005
Page No	:	189
Abstract	:	This thesis examines the four Mongol invasions of the Near East that were carried out between 1220 and 1260 C.E. It analyzes the primary sources in order to define the role of logistics in the Mongol strategy of conquest, evaluate the outcome of each campaign, the outcome of the Mongol invasions as a whole, and uses this analysis to determine the primary reason the Mongol advances into the Near East ended in 1260. Due to the large number of horses used by the Mongol army, the fertility of Azerbaijan and Mughan played a dominant role in determining the movements and strategy of the Mongols in the Near East. The Mongols consistently used a strategy of capturing or organizing adequate pasture lands to use as a base of operations before campaigning in the Near East. Also, Hülegü postponed his campaign against Egypt in 1260 in part to protect this vital asset. Each of the four invasion forces had objectives assigned by the Great Khan that were not fulfilled. Each time a subsequent force was dispatched to overcome these shortcomings until the dissolution of the Mongol empire at the death of Möngke in 1259. After this, the fractured Mongol Empire was no longer able to mount a new invasion to compensate for previous failures.
Subject	:	Social sciences; Middle Eastern history; Middle Ages; History; 0332:History; 0333:Middle Eastern history; 0581:Middle Ages
Added Entry	:	J. Roth
Added Entry	:	San Jose State University