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The Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France
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table of contents
  1. List of Maps and Figures
  2. Preface: Artifacts of Our Global Past
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction: The Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France
  5. 1. The Origins of the Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France
  6. 2. Louis IX, the Mongols, and International Court Culture
  7. 3. Eurasian France: The Cumans, the Valois, and Marco Polo
  8. 4. The Mongol Archive and the Library of King Charles V
  9. 5. The Mongol Archive during the Reign of King Charles VI
  10. Conclusion: The Afterlives of the Mongol Archive
  11. Appendix A: France and the Mongols: Textual References, Diplomatic Contacts, and Select Objects, 1221–1422
  12. Appendix B: Objects and the Mongol Archive in Late Medieval France
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index

Map 1: A map of Eurasia and northern Africa. Labels for Paris, Lyon, Majorca, Venice, Hungary, Nicopolis, Constantinople, Bursa, Ankara, Cyprus, Damietta, Egypt, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Sultaniyeh, Caucasus Mountains, Cumans, India, Himalaya Mountains, Altai Mountains, Karakorum, Khanbaliq. Colored and patterned regions indicate the Golden Horde, the Ilkhanate, the Khwarazmian Empire, the Chaghatai Khanate, the Taklamakan Desert, the Gobi Desert, and the Yuan Empire.
Map 1. Khwarazmian Empire and the four Mongol khanates
Map 2. A map of Eurasia and northern Africa. Labels for Paris, Lyon, Majorca, Venice, Hungary, Nicopolis, Constantinople, Bursa, Ankara, Cyprus, Damietta, Egypt, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Sultaniyeh, Caucasus Mountains, Cumans, India, Himalaya Mountains, Altai Mountains, Karakorum, Khanbaliq. Colored and patterned regions indicate the duchy of Burgundy, the Ottoman Empire, the Timurid Empire, the Taklamakan Desert, and the Gobi Desert.
Map 2. Timurid Empire, Ottoman Empire, and Burgundy ca. 1400

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