Xiongnu: The World's First Nomadic Empire (Oxford Studies in Early Empires)

Cover
Series
Xiongnu
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1 Nomad Protagonists
	The Nomadic Alternative
	The Mobile State
	Reconfiguring the Narrative
2 Kingdoms of Those Who Draw the Bow
	A Matrix of Steppe Worlds
	Nomads of the Steppe Heartland
	Herders of the Corridors and Oases
	Herders and Hunters of the Far North
	Kingdom of the High Mountains
	Herders Between the Steppe and the Sown
	Inner Asian Innovations
3 Masters of the Steppe
	The New Order
	Noble Nomads
	Foddering the Regime
	Livestock and Labor
	Crops and Ores
	Furs and Silks
	The Spoils of Conquest
4 Rule by the Horse
	Institutions of the Empire
	Regulations and Accounts
	Ceremonies and Customs
	Beastly Badges
	Body of the Empire
	Local Communities
	Regional Hierarchies
	Supraregional Polity
	Arms of the Empire
	Ventures Left and Right
	Enterprises of Interregional Exploitation
	Harnessing Eurasia
5 Of Wolves and Sheep
	Empires in Arms
	The Militant Emperor
	The Great Game
	Five Baits for the Nomads
	Other Kings and Other Kingdoms
	Culling the Herds
	The Five Chanyus
6 Masters of the Continental Worlds
	On the Global Stage
	Great Reformations
	Reigning Supreme
	Global Political Culture
	Communities of the Empire
	Local Nodes
	Regional Networks
	The Western Frontier
	The Imperial Matrix
	The Resilient Regime
	The Scattering of Sheep
7 Hunnic Heritage
	After the Fall
	What’s in a Name
	A Whole New World
	Pacifying the Barbarians
Epilogue
Appendix (Chanyu Rulers)
Notes
References
Index