Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World - Jack Weatherford [185]
Spence, Jonathan D. The Chan’s Great Continent. New York: W. W. Norton, 1998.
Spuler, Bertold. The Mongols in History, Trans. Geoffrey Wheeler. New York: Praeger, 1971.
———. History of the Mongols Based on Eastern and Western Accounts of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries. Trans. Helga and Stuart Drummond. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972.
Stuart, Kevin. Mongols in Western/American Consciousness. Lampeter, U.K.: Edwin Mellen, 1997.
Sweeney, James Ross. “Thomas of Spalato and the Mongols.” Florilegium: Archives of Canadian Society of Medievalists 12 (1980).
Tanaka, Hedemichi. “Giotto and the Influence of the Mongols and Chinese on His Art.” Art History (Tohoku University) vol. 6 (1984).
———. “Oriental Scripts in the Paintings of Giotto’s Period.” Gazette des Beaux-arts Vol. 113 (January–June 1989).
Togan, Isenbike. Flexibility and Limitation in Steppe Formations. New York: Brill, 1998.
Trubetzkoy, Nikolai S. The Legacy of Genghis Khan. Trans. Anatoly Liberman. Ann Arbor: Michigan Slavic Publications, 1991.
Vaughan, Richard. Chronicles of Matthew Paris. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1984.
Vladimirtsov, Boris Y. The Life of Chingis-Khan. Trans. Prince D. S. Mirsky. New York: Benjamin Blom, 1930.
Voltaire. The Orphan of China. In The Works of Voltaire, vol. 15, trans. William F. Fleming. Paris: E. R. DuMont, 1901.
Waldron, Arthur N. The Great Wall of China. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Waley, Arthur. The Travels of an Alchemist. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1931.
———. The Secret History of the Mongols and Other Pieces. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1963.
Wang, Edward. “History, Space, and Ethnicity: The Chinese Worldview.” Journal of World History 10, no. 2 (1999).
Glossary
airak Fermented mare’s milk.
anda Sworn brothers. Temujin and Jamuka were andas. Yesugei (Temujin’s father) was the anda of Torghil Khan, known as Ong Khan of the Kereyid.
Arik Boke Youngest son of Tolui, defeated by his brother Khubilai in the quest to become Great Khan. Born about 1217; died in 1264.
Avarga First capital of the Mongol Empire at the base camp of Genghis Khan after he seized the territory from the Jurkin; located at the confluence of the Kherlen and Tsenker Rivers.
Baljuna, Lake Place where the Baljuna Oath or Covenant was made between Genghis Khan and a handful of his most faithful followers. It may actually have been a river.
Batu Son of Jochi, khan over Russia from 1227 until his death in 1255.
Begter Half brother of Temujin, who killed him. Son of Yesugei and Sochigel.
Belgutei Half brother of Temujin, to whom he remained loyal throughout his long life of more than a hundred years. Died in 1255.
Berke Son of Jochi; after his brother Batu Khan, he became the khan over Russia from 1257 to 1267. He fought with his cousins in the Ilkhanate and refused to recognize Khubilai as Great Khan.
Boorchu Early companion of Temujin, later a major general in the Mongol army.
Borijin Genghis Khan’s clan name.
Borte First and primary wife of Temujin. Born around 1160; died around 1222.
Burkhan Khaldun “God Mountain,” located in the Khentii range.
busgui Male; literally, “beltless.”
Cathay Early European spelling for the Khitan, relatives of the Mongols and rulers of northern China during the period 907–1125, called the Liao dynasty by the Chinese.
Chaghatai Second son of Genghis Khan and Borte (1183–1242); his descendents ruled most of central Asia and eventually became the Moghul dynasty of India.
Chiledu Merkid tribesman, first husband of Hoelun before her kidnapping by Yesugei.
deel traditional Mongolian robe worn by men and women.
Genghis Khan Title given to Temujin in 1206, although he may have also used it as early as 1189, when he first became khan.
ger Portable home made of felt over a latticework frame, called a yurt by outsiders.
Guchlug Son of Tayang Khan of the Naiman, later ruler of the Black Khitan Kingdom.
Gur-khan Ancient title meaning supreme khan.