Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2016-2017
MDEM 364 - CENTRAL ASIAN CONQUEST EMPIRES
Long Title: CENTRAL ASIAN CONQUEST EMPIRES
Department: Medieval/Early Modern Studies
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Course examines the rise of Chingis Khan and Mongol Steppe society (religion, role of women, cultural exchange, strategies of violence, imperial ideologies) as well as successor empires: Yuan, Golden Horde, IIkhanid and eventually that ruled by Timur/Taerlane, who reproduced Mongol imperial power in Central Asia and India. Cross-list: HIST 364.