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" The Mongols and the West, 1221-1410 / "
Peter Jackson
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BL
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631593
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Jackson, Peter
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| Title & Author
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The Mongols and the West, 1221-1410 /\ Peter Jackson
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| Publication Statement
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Harlow, England ;New York :: Pearson Longman,, 2005
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| Series Statement
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The medieval world
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xxxiv, 414 p. :: maps ;; 24 cm
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0582368960 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-400) and index
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| Contents
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Latin Christendom and its neighbours in the early thirteenth century -- A world-empire in the making -- The Mongol invasions of 1241-4 -- A remedy against the Tartars -- The halting of the Mongol advance -- Images of the enemy -- An ally against Islam: the Mongols in the Near East -- From confrontation to coexistence: the Golden Horde -- Temür (Tamerlane) and Latin Christendom -- Mission to the infidel -- Traders and adventurers -- A new world discovered?
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| Abstract
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The Mongols had a huge impact on medieval Europe and the Islamic world. This book provides a comprehensive survey of contacts between the Catholic West and the Mongol world-empire from the first appearance of Chinggis Khan's armies in 1221 down to the death of Tamerlane (1405) and the battle of Tannenberg (1410)
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Mongols-- History
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951/.025
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DS19.J32 2005
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