Empire in Asia: A New Global History: From Chinggisid to Qing

Asia was the principle focus of empire-builders from Alexander and Akbar to Chinggis Khan and Qianlong and yet, until now, there has been no attempt to provide a comprehensive history of empire in the region. Empire in Asia addresses the need for a thorough survey of the topic.This volume traces the evolution of a constellation of competing empires in Asia from the 13th through to the 18th centuries. Separate chapters will describe the history and characteristic features of imperial regimes in each major sub-region of Asia, from the Ottomans and Safavids in the West, Romanovs in the North, Mughals in the South, the Mongols & their successors in Inner Asia, to the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the East. The contributors address common questions in considering the various empires, including:- How did imperial Asian states understand themselves and their place in the world?- How were these empires constructed and how did they attain such prominence?- To what extent did imperial repertoires of rule differ?The two volumes of Empire in Asia offer a significant contribution to the theory and practice of empire when considered globally and comparatively and are essential reading for all students and scholars of global, imperial and Asian history.

About the Author

Jack Fairey was Ted & Elaine Athanassiades Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Program in Hellenic Studies at Princeton in 2005-2006, and has previously taught at the National University of Singapore, Singapore and Queens University, Canada and York University, Canada. His most recent publication is The Great Powers and Orthodox Christendom: The Crisis over the Eastern Church in the Era of the Crimean War (2015). Brian P. Farrell is Professor of Military History at the National University of Singapore, Singapore. His publications include The Defence and Fall of Singapore, 1940-1942 (2005), The Basis and Making of British Grand Strategy 1940-43 (1998) and Between Two Oceans: A Military History of Singapore from 1275 to 1971 (1999).