Empire in Asia · A New Global History by Fairey, Jack,Farrell, Brian P. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Title Page Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Linguistic Conventions Notes on Contributors Series Introduction: Reordering an Imperial Modern Asia

Concepts and Historiography Definitions Revisiting Empire in Asia

Introduction: Making Imperial Asia

Notes

Chapter 1 Inner Asia, 1100s–1405: The Making of Chinggisid Eurasia

The Nomadic Empires of Inner Asia Formation of the Mongol Empire Building the Empire Imperial Identity A Mandate to Rule the World Legacies of the Mongol Empire Mongol Decline and Successor States Notes

Political Legitimacy Imperial Governance

Monarchy and Bureaucracy Community

Frontier Management Foreign Relations with Other East Asian States Conclusion Notes

Chapter 3 East Asia under the Expanding Qing

Introduction Jurchen Origins Formation of the Manchus Imperial Consolidation and Expansion Institutions of Empire

The Banner System Manchu Language Government Ministries

Control of Frontiers and Subjects The Qing in Decline Qing Legacies Notes

Introduction History of the Imperial Idea: Persia History of the Imperial Idea: Greco-Roman World History of the Imperial Idea: Caliphate The Türkmen Dynasties Ottomans: From Beylik to Sultanate Ottomans: Imperialism as Crisis Management Safavids: From Sufi Ṭarīqah to Millenarian Empire Imperial Self-Understanding Imperial Visions of World Order Borderlands Institutions Ottoman and Safavid Legacies Notes

Introduction Mughal Conquests and Imperial Expansion Structure and Institutions of the Mughal Empire Process of Decline The South Asian Context of Mughal Notions of Kingship and Sovereignty Mughal Imperial Ideas and the Articulation of Legitimacy Mughal Interactions with Other Empires Legacy of the Mughal Empire Notes

Chapter 6 Northern Eurasia, 1300–1800: Russian Imperial Practice from Tsardom to Empire

Introduction Russia, Asia, Europe The Rise and Growth of Muscovy: A Brief Sketch Legitimation and Imaginings Motivations Institutions and Practices Conclusion Notes For useful critical remarks on earlier versions of this chapter, I thank John Curry, Jack Fairey, Carolyn Pouncy, and Willard Sunderland.

Chapter 7 In Search of “Empire” in Mainland Southeast Asia

Introduction Historiographical Overview Toward a Synthesis Kingship and Ideology Comparative Observations Notes

Chapter 8 In Search of “Empire” in the Insular Malay World

Chapter 9 Iberian Maritime Asia, 1497–1700s: The Portuguese and Spanish Empires in Asia

Introduction The Hybrid Character of the Iberian Empires: Seaborne, Maritime, and Territorial Transportation Networks Networks of Trade Catholic Mission Networks 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 Imperial Lines of Defense Social Interaction and Cultural Exchange The Iberians and the Other European Empires in Asia Twilight of Empire Conclusion Notes

Chapter 10 Chartered Companies and Empire

Introduction Research What Is a Chartered Company? Era of the East India Companies Why 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 Notes

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