Descript |
xvi, 279 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
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Originally published: 2005. |
Contents |
pt. 1. Political history: From Liao to Western Liao: Yelü Dashi and the establishment of the Qara Khitai empire ; The quiet period--the reign of Yelü Yilie and the empresses ; The fall: between the Khwārazm Shāh and the Mongols -- pt. 2. Aspects of cultural and institutional history: China ; Nomads ; Islam. |
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Glossary and bibliography also in Chinese. |
ISBN |
9780521066020 |
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0521066026 |
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