TY - BOOK AU - May,Timothy Michael TI - The Mongol Empire T2 - The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires SN - 9780748642366 ((paperback)) AV - DS19.M39 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Edinburgh University Press KW - Mongols KW - History KW - To 1500 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - As the largest contiguous empire in history, the Mongol Empire looms large in history: it permanently changed the map of Eurasia as well as how the world was viewed. As the empire expanded, the Mongols were alternately seen as liberators, destroyers, and harbingers of apocalyptic doom. At the same time, they ushered in an era of religious tolerance and cross-cultural transmission ER -