Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments Note on Transcription Mongol Reign Periods Qing Reign Periods Introduction 1. The Mongols on the Eve of Conquest 2. The Mongols and Political Authority 3. Qing Ornamentalism and the Cult of Chinggis Khan 4. The Poetics, Rituals and Language of Being Mongol, Buddhist and Qing 5. The Buddhist Qing and Mongol Localization in the Nineteenth Century Epilogue Notes List of Tibetan Spellings Chinese Character Glossary References Index About the Author