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The Great Empires of Asia
About this book
Asian empires led the world economically, scientifically and culturally for hundreds of years, and posed a constant challenge to the countries of Europe. How and why did those empires gain such power, and lose it? What legacies did they leave? This major book brings together a team of distinguished historians and 200 illustrations to survey seven great Asian empires that rose and fell between 800 CE and the mid-20th century: the Mongol Empire, Ming Dynasty of China, Khmer Empire, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire of Persia, Mughal Empire of India and the Meiji Restoration in Japan. Splendidly illustrated and compellingly written, The Great Empires of Asia shows how those seven empires played a key role in forming todays global civilization and how, with the renewed ascendancy of Asia, their legacies will help shape the continents future.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- About the Author
- Other titles of interest
- Contents
- Foreword The Legacy of Empire
- Introduction: The Distinctiveness of Asian Empires
- Chapter One: Central Asia: The Mongols 1206β1405
- Chapter Two: China: The Ming 1368β1644
- Chapter Three: South-East Asia: The Khmer 802β1566
- Chapter Four: Asia Minor and Beyond: The Ottomans 1281β1922
- Chapter Five: Persia: The Safavids 1501β1722
- Chapter Six: India: The Mughals 1526β1858
- Chapter Seven: Japan: The Meiji Restoration 1868β1945
- Conclusion The End of Empire
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Illustration Sources
- Contributors
- Index
- Copyright