Summary of Marie Favereau's The Horde

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#1 In 1222, Chinggis Khan sent for the most respected Taoist leader of northern China, Qiu Chuji. The old monk provided the backing the Mongols wanted, and his followers took control of temples and summoned the Buddhist and Taoist clergy to submit to the Mongol Empire.

#2 The Mongols had a unique political economy based on long-distance trade, circulation rather than accumulation of goods, sharing across social strata, and systems of hierarchy derived from the deep well of steppe history.

#3 The steppe was a continent of diversities, geographically and culturally. The Mongols were not the only nomads in the steppe region, but they were the most prominent. The Felt-Walled Tents shared a common political culture, and they were divided not only into nobles and commoners but also between longtime members of high-status uruqs and newcomers.

#4 The Mongol oboqs were divided between Niru’un and D ü rl ü kin. The Niru’un were the leaders of the Mongol leadership class, while the D ü rl ü kin were commoners who were denied any official political role. But they were economically independent.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822530645

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

In 1222, Chinggis Khan sent for the most respected Taoist leader of northern China, Qiu Chuji. The old monk provided the backing the Mongols wanted, and his followers took control of temples and summoned the Buddhist and Taoist clergy to submit to the Mongol Empire.

#2

The Mongols had a unique political economy based on long-distance trade, circulation rather than accumulation of goods, sharing across social strata, and systems of hierarchy derived from the deep well of steppe history.

#3

The steppe was a continent of diversities, geographically and culturally. The Mongols were not the only nomads in the steppe region, but they were the most prominent. The Felt-Walled Tents shared a common political culture, and they were divided not only into nobles and commoners but also between longtime members of high-status uruqs and newcomers.

#4

The Mongol oboqs were divided between Niru’un and D ü rl ü kin. The Niru’un were the leaders of the Mongol leadership class, while the D ü rl ü kin were commoners who were denied any official political role. But they were economically independent.

#5

The Tayichi’ut were a powerful clan that had ruled the Mongols after Qabul Khan’s death. They had excluded the family of Tem ü jin’s father from the collective sacrifices to the ancestors.

#6

When powerful families were involved, the choices of a spouse and marriage could have political implications. When the Mongols married a Qonggirad chief’s daughter, it heightened tensions with the Merkit, who were Qonggirad allies by marriage.

#7

When the Mongols took over, they were able to capture the s ü lde of the previous rulers, and use it to fuel their expansion.

#8

The Orkhon Valley was not only spiritually and strategically essential, but it also held vast economic potential. It was the perfect location from which to consolidate power. The Mongols established their main winter camp there, and they would force their powerful neighbors to come to Orkhon to trade on the Mongols’ terms.

#9

The Mongols were a unified power who understood themselves to occupy the top of the political hierarchy. They borrowed from the Kereit and the Naiman, absorbing their institutions to create their own.

#10

The new regime had two goals. The first was to establish the supremacy of the leader’s family and lineage. The second was to integrate new members and expand the workforce. If the Mongols did not eliminate their defeated enemies, it was because they needed subjects to serve their economic and military power.

#11

The Mongols’ ability to absorb people was their