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Epilogue

The Mongol Empire, Nomadic Culture, and World History

from Volume I

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

By
Michal Biran  and
Hodong Kim
Edited by
Michal Biran  and
Hodong Kim
Michal Biran
Affiliation:
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hodong Kim
Affiliation:
Seoul National University
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Summary

The Epilogue discusses the impact of the Mongol Empire on world history, stressing the role of the Mongols’ nomadic culture and its main features: mobility and redistribution. It refers to the devastation caused by the empire – its reasons, scope, and outcome; the Mongols’ active role in promoting cross-cultural, economic, and religious exchanges; and the geopolitical, ethnic, and institutional transformation it instigated in the different realms (notably China, Iran, Russia, and Central Asia). It concludes with the Mongol contribution to the Age of Exploration, the transition from the medieval to the early modern world, and the eventual decline of nomadic political power.

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Mongol Empireworld historynomadic culturemobilitydevastationcross-cultural exchangeeconomic exchangemedieval worldearly modern worldAge of Exploration
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The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire , pp. 852 - 876
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Epilogue
  • Edited by Michal Biran, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hodong Kim, Seoul National University
  • Book: The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire
  • Online publication: 01 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316337424.024
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  • Edited by Michal Biran, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hodong Kim, Seoul National University
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316337424.024
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  • Edited by Michal Biran, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Hodong Kim, Seoul National University
  • Book: The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire
  • Online publication: 01 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316337424.024
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