Books by Timothy May

This book explores the rise and establishment of the Mongol Empire under Chinggis Khan, as well as its expansion and evolution under his successors. It also examines the successor states (Ilkhanate, Chaghatayid Khanate, the Jochid Ulus (Golden Horde), and the Yuan Empire) from the dissolution of the empire in 1260 to the end of each state.

Giving an account of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous empire in history, May shows that although the Mongols were the most destructive force in the pre-modern world, they had a stabilizing effects on the social, cultural and economic life of the inhabitants of a vast territory and left a far-reaching legacy.