Series Introduction: Reordering an Imperial Modern Asia
Introduction: Making Imperial Asia
1Inner Asia, 1100s–1405: The Making of Chinggisid Eurasia
The Nomadic Empires of Inner Asia
Formation of the Mongol Empire
Mongol Decline and Successor States
2The Great Ming and East Asia: The World Order of a Han-Centric Chinese Empire, 1368–1644
Foreign Relations with Other East Asian States
3East Asia under the Expanding Qing
Imperial Consolidation and Expansion
Control of Frontiers and Subjects
4Southwest Asia, 1300–1800: Ottomans, Safavids, and the Turco-Persianate Imperial Tradition
History of the Imperial Idea: Persia
History of the Imperial Idea: Greco-Roman World
History of the Imperial Idea: Caliphate
Ottomans: From Beylik to Sultanate
Ottomans: Imperialism as Crisis Management
Safavids: From Sufi Ṭarīqah to Millenarian Empire
Imperial Visions of World Order
Mughal Conquests and Imperial Expansion
Structure and Institutions of the Mughal Empire
The South Asian Context of Mughal Notions of Kingship and Sovereignty
Mughal Imperial Ideas and the Articulation of Legitimacy
Mughal Interactions with Other Empires
6Northern Eurasia, 1300–1800: Russian Imperial Practice from Tsardom to Empire
The Rise and Growth of Muscovy: A Brief Sketch
7In Search of “Empire” in Mainland Southeast Asia
8In Search of “Empire” in the Insular Malay World
Srivijaya, 700–1400: Seventh-Century “Harbor City” or “Imperial Construct”?
Melaka, 1400–1600: Islamic City-State or a Global Malay/Islamic Center?
The Beginnings of “Empire-Building” in Insular Southeast Asia? The Case of Aceh
The Beginnings of “Empire-Building” in Insular Southeast Asia? The Case of Johor
Mainland/Island Southeast Asia Dichotomy: A Case Study of Success and Failure in the Empire Project?
9Iberian Maritime Asia, 1497–1700s: The Portuguese and Spanish Empires in Asia
The Hybrid Character of the Iberian Empires: Seaborne, Maritime, and Territorial
Formal Imperium and Territorial Empire
The Iberian Empires and the Great Powers of Asia
The Spanish Territorial Empire in the Philippines
Informal Conquests and Freelance Conquistadores
Social Interaction and Cultural Exchange
The Iberians and the Other European Empires in Asia
10Chartered Companies and Empire
Era of the East India Companies
Were the East India Companies Successful?
Importance of the Charter Territory
Were All Chartered Companies Instruments of Empire?
From Companies to Company States
Legacies of the Chartered Companies