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9780521066020

The Empire of the Qara Khitai in Eurasian History: Between China and the Islamic World

by Michal Biran
  • ISBN13:

    9780521066020

  • ISBN10:

    0521066026

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-06-19
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The empire of the Qara Khitai, which was one of the least known and most fascinating dynasties in the history of Central Asia, existed for nearly a century before it was conquered by the Mongols in 1218. Arriving in Central Asia from China, the Qara Khitai ruled over a mostly Muslim population. Their history affords a unique window onto the extensive cross-cultural contacts between China, Inner Asian nomads and the Muslim world in the period preceding the rise of Chinggis Khan. Using an extensive corpus of Muslim and Chinese sources, Michal Biran comprehensively examines the political, institutional and cultural histories of the Qara Khitai. Her book explores a range of topics including the organization of the army, the position of women, the image of China in Muslim Central Asia,the religions of the Qara Khitai and the legacy they left for the Mongols. Crucially she asks why they did not, unlike their predecessors and successors in Central Asia, embrace Islam. The book represents a groundbreaking contribution to the field of Eurasian history for students of the Islamic world, China and Central Asia.

Table of Contents

Political History
From Liao to Western Liao: Yeln Dashi and the establishment of the Qara Khitai Empire
The quiet period: the reign of Yilie and the Empresses
The fall: between the Khwarazm Shah and the Mongols
Epilogue: what became of the Qara Khitai?
Aspects of Cultural and Institutional History
China
Nomads
Islam
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