The Mongol Conquests: The Military Operations of Genghis Khan and Sube'etei
392The Mongol Conquests: The Military Operations of Genghis Khan and Sube'etei
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ISBN-13: | 9781913336059 |
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Publisher: | Helion and Company |
Publication date: | 05/04/2020 |
Pages: | 392 |
Product dimensions: | 6.75(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.90(d) |
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Table of Contents
List of Maps v
Preface vi
Introduction viii
A Note on Sources xiii
The Environment: Nomads and Sedentary States xviii
The Khitan War Machine xxiii
Part I Genghis Khan 25
1 Temüjin 27
2 The Officers 32
3 The Mongol Army 36
Overview: Ally of To'oril, 1191 to 1202 42
4 The First Raid on the Merkits (Map 1) 44
5 The Victory of Jamuqa (Map 1) 47
6 The Defeat of the Tatars (Map 2) 50
7 Showdown with the Jürkins and the Restoration of To'oril (Map 3) 54
8 Further Raids on the Merkits (Map 3) 57
9 War with the Naimans (Maps 4, 5) 59
10 Migrating to the Eastern Regions (Map 6) 64
11 Overcoming the Tribes in the East (Map 7) 67
12 Confrontation at Köyiten (Map 8) 71
Overview: Master of Mongolia, 1203 to 1208 75
13 To'oril's Bid for Supremacy (Map 9) 76
14 The Showdown with the Naimans (Maps 10, 11, 18) 81
15 The Defeat of Buyiruq (Maps 4, 23) 87
16 The Conquest of Wulahai (Maps 11, 23) 90
17 Battle Along the Buqdurma (Map 4) 92
Overview: The Chinese Campaigns I, 1209 to 1215 94
18 Assault on Xia (Maps 11, 18) 96
19 The Road to Beijing (Map 12) 101
20 The Failed Siege of Datong (Map 13) 110
21 Into Central China (Map 13) 113
22 The Siege of Beijing (Map 13) 119
23 The Continued War Against Jin (Maps 11, 13, 21, 23) 126
24 Incidents at Home (Map 1) 145
Overview: The Great Western Expedition, 1219 to 1224 147
25 The defeat of Muhammad II (Map 14) 150
26 Khwarezm Crushed (Map 15) 158
27 Mopping-Up Operations (Map 15) 166
Part II Sübe'etei 171
28 Sübe'etei 173
29 The Early Life of Sübe'etei 175
Overview: Circling the Caspian Sea, 1216 to 1224 178
30 Defeat of Qudu's Merkits (Map 14) 180
31 The Hunt for Küclüg (Map 14) 184
32 Rendezvous on the Irghiz River (Map 14) 187
33 The Hunt for Muhammad II and Raid into Georgia (Map 16) 191
34 Across the Caucasus Mountains (Map 17) 199
35 And Quiet Flows the Don (Map 17) 203
36 Conflict Along the Volga (Map 17) 209
Overview: The Chinese Campaigns II, 1226 to 1234 213
37 The Destruction of the Xia State (Map 18) 215
38 Testing the Border Defences of Jin and Song (Map 18) 222
39 The Caspian Sea (Map 24) 225
40 Defeat in Daohui Valley (Map 19) 228
41 The Battle of Sanfeng (Maps 20, 21) 233
42 The Siege of Kaifeng (Map 22) 259
43 The End of Jin (Map 22) 273
44 Recovering Luoyang in the Year of Duanping (Map 23) 284
45 The Mongol Invasions of Korea 289
Overview: The European Campaigns, 1236 to 1246 293
46 Destruction of the Bulgar State (Map 23) 295
47 The Conquest of Russia (Map 23) 300
48 Securing the Plains Around the Black Sea (Maps 17, 23) 305
49 The Conquest of Chernigov (Map 23) 307
50 The Invasion of Hungary and Poland (Map 24) 309
51 Into the Heart of Europe? (Map 24) 325
52 The Mongol-Song War (Map 23) 328
53 Again Against the Song (Map 23) 336
54 Conclusions 339
Appendices
I The Breakdown of the Mongol army 351
II Battles of the Mongols and their Allies 358
Bibliography 367
Index 378