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Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration Chapter 17 Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nomadic Economy and Society Rainfall in central Asia too little to support large-scale agriculture Animal herding Food Clothing Shelter (yurts) Migratory patterns to follow pastureland Small-scale farming, rudimentary artisanry ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nomads in Turkmenistan ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nomadic Economy Trade links between nomadic and settled peoples Nomads engage in long-distance travel Caravan routes ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nomadic Society Governance basically clan-based Charismatic individuals become nobles, occasionally assert authority Unusually fluid status for nobility Hereditary, but could be lost through incompetence Advancement for meritorious non-nobles ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Gender Relations Women wielded considerable influence Advisors Occasionally regents or rulers ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nomadic Religion Shamans center of pagan worship Appeal of Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Islam, Manichaeism from sixth century C.E. Turkish script developed, partially to record religious teachings Conversion to Islam in tenth century due to Abbasid influence ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Military Organization Large confederations under a khan Authority extended through tribal elders Exceptionally strong cavalries Mobility Speed ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Turkish Empires and Their Neighbors, ca. 1210 C.E. ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Saljuq Turks and the Abbasid Empire Eighth to tenth centuries, Turkish peoples on border of Abbasid empire Service in Abbasid armies Eventually came to dominate Abbasid caliphs 1055, Saljuq leader Tughril Beg recognized as sultan Tughril consolidated his hold on Baghdad, then extended rule to other parts of the empire Abbasid caliphs served as figureheads of authority ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Saljuq Turks and the Byzantine Empire 1071, Saljuq Turks defeat Byzantine army at Manzikert, take emperor captive Large-scale invasion of Anatolia Many conversions to Islam Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople in 1453 ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Ghaznavid Turks and the Sultanate of Delhi Mahmud of Ghazni, Afghanistan, invades northern India At first for plunder, later to rule Northern India completely dominated by thirteenth century Persecution of Buddhists, Hindus ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Chinggis Khan (1167-1227) and the Making of the Mongol Empire born Temüjin, 1167 Father was prominent warrior, poisoned ca. 1177, forced into poverty Mastered steppe diplomacy, elimination of enemies Brought all Mongol tribes into one confederation 1206, proclaimed Chinggis Khan (“universal ruler”) ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Mongol Political Organization Broke up tribal organization Formed military units from men of different tribes Promoted officials on basis of merit and loyalty Established capital at Karakorum ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mongol Arms Mongol population only one million (less than 1% of Chinese population) Army numbered 100,000-125,000 Strengths: Cavalry Short bows Rewarded enemies who surrendered, cruel to enemies who fought ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mongol Conquests Conquest of China by 1220 Conquest of Afghanistan, Persia Emissaries murdered; following year, Chinggis Khan destroys ruler Ravaged lands to prevent future rebellions Large-scale, long-term devastation ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Khubilai Khan (r. 1264-1294) Grandson of Chinggis Khan Rule of China Ruthless warrior, but religiously tolerant Hosted Marco Polo from Europe Established Yuan dynasty (to 1368) Unsuccessful forays into Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Java Two attempted invasions of Japan (1274, 1281) turned back by typhoons (kamikaze: “divine winds”) ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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The Mongol Empires, ca. 1300 C.E. ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Golden Horde Conquest of Russia, 1237-1241 Established tributary relationship to fifteenth century Rule over Crimea to late eighteenth century Raids into Poland, Hungary, Germany ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Ilkhanate of Persia Abbasid empire toppled Baghdad sacked, 1258 200,000 massacred Expansion into Syria checked by Egyptian forces ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mongol Rule in Persia Nomadic conquerors had to learn to rule sedentary societies Inexperienced, lost control of most lands within a century Persia: dependence on existing administration to deliver tax revenues Left matters of governance to bureaucracy Eventually assimilated into Islamic lifestyle ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mongol Rule in China Strove to maintain strict separation from Chinese Intermarriage forbidden Chinese forbidden to study Mongol language Imported administrators from other areas (especially Arabs, Persians) Yet tolerated religious freedoms ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Mongols and Buddhism Shamanism remains popular Lamaist school of Buddhism (Tibet) gains strength among Mongols Large element of magic, similar to shamanism Ingratiating attitude to Mongols: khans as incarnations of Buddha ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Mongols and Western Integration Experience with long-distance trade Protection of traveling merchants Volume of trade across central Asia increases Diplomatic missions protected Missionary activity increases Mongol resettlement policies ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Decline of the Mongol Empire in Persia Overspending, poor tax returns from overburdened peasantry Ilkhan attempts to replace precious metal currency with paper in 1290s Failure, forced to rescind Factional fighting Last ilkhan dies without heir in 1335, Mongol rule collapses ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Decline of the Yuan Dynasty in China Public loses confidence in paper money, prices rise From 1320s, major power struggles Assassinations, Civil War Bubonic plague spreads 1330-1340s 1368, Mongols flee peasant rebellion Ming Dynasty begins ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Surviving Mongol Khanates Khanate of Chaghatai in central Asia Continued threat to China Golden Horde in Caucasus and steppes to mid-sixteenth century Continued threat to Russia ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Tamerlane the Conqueror (ca. 1336-1405) Turkish conqueror Timur Timur the Lame: Tamerlane United Turkish nomads in khanate of Chaghatai Major military campaigns Built capital in Samarkand ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Tamerlane’s Empire, ca. 1405 C.E. ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Tamerlane’s Heirs Poor organization of governing structure Power struggles divide empire into four Yet heavily influenced several empires: Mughal Safavid Ottoman ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Ottoman Empire Osman, charismatic leader who dominates part of Anatolia Declares independence from Saljuq sultan, 1299 Attacks Byzantine empire Followers known as Osmanlis (Ottomans) ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ottoman Conquests 1350s conquests in the Balkans Local support for Ottoman invasion Peasants unhappy with fragmented, ineffective Byzantine rule Tamerlane defeats Ottoman forces in 1402, but Ottomans recover by 1440s ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Capture of Constantinople, 1453 Sultan Mehmed II (“Mehmed the Conqueror”) sacks Constantinople Renamed city Istanbul, capital of Ottoman empire Absorbed remainder of Byzantine Empire ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mehmed the Conqueror ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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