Marriage, Family and Politics: The Ilkhanid-Oirat Connection

Broadbridge, Anne F.

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“…81 79 There are no direct indications on this, but this remains an option (see also below). 80 The otherwise very important recent paper of Broadbridge (2016), which deals with the Oyirad intermarriages in the Ilkhanate, unfortunately avoids the division between the different Oyirad lineages (this can be seen in the tables provided in the paper, cf. Broadbridge 2016: 125, Table 2 and 129, Table 3).…”

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Türaqai Güregen (d. 1296–7) and His Lineage: History of a Cross-Asia Journey

Landa

2017

Asiatische Studien - Études Asiatiques

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The history of the Mongol conquests in Eurasia was not least the history of the numerous migrations of masses of people across the continent. This essay discusses one specific case study, namely that of the Mongol commander and Chinggisid imperial son-in-law Türaqai of the Oyirad tribe and his lineage throughout the thirteenth century. He himself was probably born in Iran or Iraq. His family, however, came from Mongolia to Iran during the Mongol conquests. The article discusses Türaqai’s life, in particular his (and his army’s) flight from the Ilkhanate to the Mamlūk Sultanate in 1296. He also made an unsuccessful attempt to become part of the Mamlūk military, which costed him and his close supporters their lives. Looking through the lenses of this biographical narrative, the essay presents a broader picture of the military nomadic migrations in Chinggisid Eurasia and their mechanisms. The essay also pays special attention to the position of the Chinggisid sons-in-law, who held a highly respected status in the Mongol political architecture. Additionally, it highlights some main issues related to the migration of the nomadic tribes and their resettlement in the newly conquered areas under the Mongol rule, such as assimilation, conversion to Islam and the different dimensions of their relations with the local populations.

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“…On Mongol migrations to the Sultanate, see Ayalon 1951;Satō 1997: 99-103, Nobutaka 2006Amitai 2008. 3 For a detailed discussion of the Oyirad tribe, its early history and relations with the Chinggisids, see Broadbridge 2016;Landa 2016aLanda , 2016b Cf. Rykin 2013, esp.…”

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Türaqai Güregen (d. 1296–7) and His Lineage: History of a Cross-Asia Journey

Landa

2017

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The End of the Mongol Empire

Paul

2022

Universal- Und Kulturhistorische Studien. Studies in Universal and Cultural History

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Women and the Making of the Mongol Empire

Broadbridge

2018

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Women in Steppe SocietyTo date, scholarly and popular histories of the Mongols have been dominated by the seemingly masculine topic of Mongol warfare, which makes it easy to suspect that steppe women enjoyed little political, social, or economic power. Furthermore, Mongol society before Chinggis Khan's rise was not only impoverished but also tremendously unsettled, so that nomadic women were vulnerable to aggression, violence, and rape. This may especially have been the case among rank-and-file nomadic subjects, among whom harsh circumstances might weigh more heavily on women and girls than on men and boys. 1 Nevertheless, despite the dangers inherent in their society, many nomadic women enjoyed control and exerted influence in a wide range of arenas. As for women at the pinnacle of steppe society, such as the Chinggisids, the picture is one of wealth, responsibility and tremendous opportunity for those with intelligence and talent.It is only possible to appreciate the authority that some women enjoyed and the contributions they made to Mongol history if we understand the general situation of women on the steppe. To do this, we must examine their lives in detail. We begin with marriage, since women's most 1 Ratchnevsky notes the infanticide of girls, selling children in hard times, or making restoration for crime by giving girls to the aggrieved. Paul Ratchnevsky, "La condition de la Femme mongole au 12e/13e siècle," in Tractata Altaica: Denis Sinor, sexagenario optime de rebus altaicis merito dedicata, ed. W. Heissig et al. (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz), 522. Aubin agrees on recompensing murder with a girl, but she argues that infanticide was rare, and took place primarily in areas influenced by Chinese traditions. Françoise Aubin, "Le statut de l'enfant dans la société mongole," Recueils de la société Jean Bodin pour l'histoire comparative des institutions 35 (1975): 482-3, 492.

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Marriage, Family and Politics: The Ilkhanid-Oirat Connection

Cited by 47 publications

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Türaqai Güregen (d. 1296–7) and His Lineage: History of a Cross-Asia Journey

Türaqai Güregen (d. 1296–7) and His Lineage: History of a Cross-Asia Journey

The End of the Mongol Empire

Women and the Making of the Mongol Empire

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