The Mongol Empire /
Timothy May.
- xxii, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires .
- Edinburgh history of the Islamic empires. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-398) and index.
As the largest contiguous empire in history, the Mongol Empire looms large in history: it permanently changed the map of Eurasia as well as how the world was viewed. As the empire expanded, the Mongols were alternately seen as liberators, destroyers, and harbingers of apocalyptic doom. At the same time, they ushered in an era of religious tolerance and cross-cultural transmission.