Empire in Asia: A New Global History: From Chingissid to Qing

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Acknowledgments
Linguistic Conventions
Contributors
Series Introduction: Reordering an Imperial Modern 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
Chapter 2 The Great Ming and East Asia:  The World Order of a Han-Centric Chinese Empire, 1368–1644
	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
	Qing Legacies
	Notes
Chapter 4 Southwest Asia, 1300–1800: Ottomans, Safavids, and the Turco-Persianate Imperial Tradition
	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 .ariqah to Millenarian Empire
	Imperial Self-Understanding
	Imperial Visions of World Order
	Borderlands
	Institutions
	Ottoman and Safavid Legacies
	Notes
Chapter 5 South Asia, 1400–1800: The Mughal Empire and the Turco-Persianate Imperial Tradition in the Indian Subcontinent
	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
	Russia, Asia, Europe
	The Rise and Growth of Muscovy: A Brief Sketch
	Legitimation and Imaginings
	Motivations
	Institutions and Practices
	Conclusion
	Notes
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
	Srivijaya, 700–1400: Seventh-Century “Harbor City” or “Imperial Construct”?
	Melaka, 1400–1600: Islamic City-State or a Global Malay/Islamic Center?
	State-Formation and the Creation of “Absolutist States” in Insular Southeast Asia, ca. 1500–1700: Toward “Genuine Empire Format
	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?
	Notes
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
	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?
	Legacies of the Chartered Companies
	Notes
Index