TY  - BOOK
AU  - Togan,Ä°senbike
TI  - Flexibility and Limitation in Steppe Formations: The Kerait Khanate and Chinggis Khan 
T2  - Middle East and Islamic Studies - Book Archive pre-2000
SN  - 9789004661127
AV  - DK858 
U1  - 958 23
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Turkic peoples
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter -- Preliminary Material; Ä°senbike Togan -- Acknowledgments; Ä°senbike Togan -- List of Abbreviations; Ä°senbike Togan -- Notes on Transcription; Ä°senbike Togan -- List of Charts, Illustrations and Maps; Ä°senbike Togan -- Introduction; Ä°senbike Togan -- Chapter One Patterns of Universalism and Localism in Inner Asia; Ä°senbike Togan -- Chapter Two The Setting: Prelude to the Thirteenth Century; Ä°senbike Togan -- Chapter Three Shifting Alliances and the Kerait; Ä°senbike Togan -- Chapter Four The New Universal Order; Ä°senbike Togan -- Chapter Five Epilogue; Ä°senbike Togan -- Back Matter -- Appendices; Ä°senbike Togan -- References; Ä°senbike Togan -- Index; Ä°senbike Togan -- Illustrations and Maps; Ä°senbike Togan
N2  - This volume examines the circumstances that brought about the rise of the Mongolian empire. Twelfth-century Asia and the tribal politics of Inner Asia are examined on macro and micro levels. The study concentrates on the Keraits, one of the most powerful tribal peoples of Inner Asia during Chinggis Khan's early rise to power and one of the greatest losers in the ensuing political realignment. The Kerait, who gave rise to the legend of Prester John, are studied as a symbol of Inner Asian tribal world. In contrast to models of domination, this work portrays a competitive environment involving both conflict and coexistence. Focusing on power, its limitations and its transformation, we trace the emergence and consolidation of Chinggis Khan's authority within this environment of coexistence, shifting alliances and competition
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004661127
ER  -