1st Edition

The Silk Road and the Political Economy of the Mongol Empire

By Prajakti Kalra Copyright 2018
176 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The growing importance of Central and Inner Asia and the Silk Road is much discussed at present. This book compares the nature of present day networks in these regions with the patterns of similar connections which existed at the time of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century and its successor states. It considers settlement patterns, technology and technology transfer, trade, political... Read more

Introduction, Chapter 1 Rise of Chinggis Khan, Chapter 2 Institutional Framework of Mongol Eurasia, Chapter 3 The Place of Religion in Mongol Eurasia, Chapter 4 Mongol Cities of Eurasia, Chapter 5 Trade and Economic Relations in Mongol Eurasia, Chapter 6 Echoes of the Past in Present Day Eurasia, Epilogue

Biography

Prajakti Kalra is a Research Fellow at the Central Asia Forum, Jesus College, University of Cambridge.