Elite of the Mongol Empire The time of the holidays the time of the executions

19,99

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For the first time in studies on the history of the Mongol Empire, the book reveals the essence of the four calendar holidays, which were timed to coincide with the coronation of khans and kurultai, where rulers from the lands subject to the Mongols were obliged to appear. The mobile hierarchy of power was based on symbols and rituals. The flip side of the festive rituals were executions. Treason was punished by dismemberment. The empire spawned a recognizable set of symbols. The richly illustrated catalog features more than a hundred artifacts. According to the author, holidays, executions and symbols of power are interrelated elements of a complex political game, which is based on a conflict of interests between the nomadic aristocracy and the civil administration.

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Publication language: Russian

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