Empire in Asia: A New Global History 9781472596666, 9781472591210, 9781472591234, 9781472591227, 1711711721, 1472596668

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Illustration......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Linguistic Conventions......Page 12
Contributors......Page 13
Series Introduction: Reordering an Imperial Modern Asia......Page 18
Introduction: Making Imperial Asia......Page 26
Notes......Page 30
The Nomadic Empires of Inner Asia......Page 32
Formation of the Mongol Empire......Page 33
Building the Empire......Page 36
Imperial Identity......Page 40
A Mandate to Rule the World......Page 43
Legacies of the Mongol Empire......Page 46
Mongol Decline and Successor States......Page 50
Notes......Page 54
Chapter 2 The Great Ming and East Asia: The World Order of a Han-Centric Chinese Empire, 1368–1644......Page 60
Political Legitimacy......Page 61
Monarchy and Bureaucracy......Page 65
Community......Page 69
Frontier Management......Page 72
Foreign Relations with Other East Asian States......Page 80
Conclusion......Page 86
Notes......Page 87
Introduction......Page 94
Jurchen Origins......Page 96
Formation of the Manchus......Page 97
Imperial Consolidation and Expansion......Page 101
The Banner System......Page 102
Manchu Language......Page 104
Government Ministries......Page 107
Control of Frontiers and Subjects......Page 109
Qing Legacies......Page 115
Notes......Page 117
History of the Imperial Idea: Persia......Page 124
History of the Imperial Idea: Greco-Roman World......Page 125
History of the Imperial Idea: Caliphate......Page 127
The Türkmen Dynasties......Page 128
Ottomans: From Beylik to Sultanate......Page 130
Ottomans: Imperialism as Crisis Management......Page 132
Safavids: From Sufi .ariqah to Millenarian Empire......Page 133
Imperial Self-Understanding......Page 137
Imperial Visions of World Order......Page 142
Borderlands......Page 144
Institutions......Page 146
Ottoman and Safavid Legacies......Page 148
Notes......Page 149
Introduction......Page 158
Mughal Conquests and Imperial Expansion......Page 159
Structure and Institutions of the Mughal Empire......Page 162
Process of Decline......Page 165
The South Asian Context of Mughal Notions of Kingship and Sovereignty......Page 167
Mughal Imperial Ideas and the Articulation of Legitimacy......Page 169
Mughal Interactions with Other Empires......Page 174
Legacy of the Mughal Empire......Page 178
Notes......Page 180
Chapter 6 Northern Eurasia, 1300–1800: Russian Imperial Practice from Tsardom to Empire......Page 188
Russia, Asia, Europe......Page 189
The Rise and Growth of Muscovy: A Brief Sketch......Page 191
Legitimation and Imaginings......Page 193
Motivations......Page 197
Institutions and Practices......Page 200
Conclusion......Page 207
Notes......Page 208
Historiographical Overview......Page 212
Toward a Synthesis......Page 216
Kingship and Ideology......Page 223
Comparative Observations......Page 225
Notes......Page 228
Chapter 8 In Search of “Empire” in the Insular Malay World......Page 232
Srivijaya, 700–1400: Seventh-Century “Harbor City” or “Imperial Construct”?......Page 234
Melaka, 1400–1600: Islamic City-State or a Global Malay/Islamic Center?......Page 237
State-Formation and the Creation of “Absolutist States” in Insular Southeast Asia, ca. 1500–1700: Toward “Genuine Empire Format......Page 239
The Beginnings of “Empire-Building” in Insular Southeast Asia? The Case of Aceh......Page 240
The Beginnings of “Empire-Building” in Insular Southeast Asia? The Case of Johor......Page 245
Mainland/Island Southeast Asia Dichotomy: A Case Study of Success and Failure in the Empire Project?......Page 248
Notes......Page 251
Introduction......Page 256
Transportation Networks......Page 257
Networks of Trade......Page 258
Catholic Mission Networks......Page 261
The Iberian Empires and the Great Powers of Asia......Page 266
The Spanish Territorial Empire in the Philippines......Page 268
Informal Conquests and Freelance Conquistadores......Page 269
Social Interaction and Cultural Exchange......Page 270
The Iberians and the Other European Empires in Asia......Page 274
Twilight of Empire......Page 276
Conclusion......Page 277
Notes......Page 281
Introduction......Page 286
Research......Page 289
What Is a Chartered Company?......Page 290
Era of the East India Companies......Page 292
Why Companies?......Page 294
Were the East India Companies Successful?......Page 295
Importance of the Charter Territory......Page 297
Were All Chartered Companies Instruments of Empire?......Page 298
Legacies of the Chartered Companies......Page 304
Notes......Page 306
Index......Page 312