De Nicola Bruno, Melville Charles (editors). The Mongols' Middle East: Continuity and Transformation in Ilkhanid Iran

Brill, 2016. — 360 p. — (Islamic History and Civilization 127)."The Mongols Middle East: Continuity and Transformation in Ilkhanid Iran" offers a collection of academic articles that investigate different aspects of Mongol rule in 13th- and 14th-century Iran. Sometimes treated only as part of the larger Mongol Empire, the volume focuses on the Ilkhanate (1258-1335) with particular reference to its relations with its immediate neighbours. It is divided into four parts, looking at the establishment, the internal and external dynamics of the realm, and its end. The different chapters, covering several topics that have received little attention before, aim to contribute to a better understanding of Mongol rule in the Middle East and its role in the broader medieval Eurasian world and its links with China.