A Histographical Analysis Of Four Central Asian Leaders And Their Role During The Mongol Age

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to the mid-fourteenth century none the less stands out as a distinctive age in the history of cross-cultural encounters, one that warrants analysis in its own right". He goes on to say that there was a remarkable amount of revival in new and old roads, as well as maritime use. Even with these individual factors, he makes the broader statement that these combined to incorporate cross-cultural encounters. Bentley seems to be more concerned with the overall picture of Central Asia during the Mongol era, more than he does with the individual acts that incorporate it.
There are a few factors that Bentley does pose as the main contributing factors in the Mongol Empire. As stated before, they are religion and trade. Bentley uses these two factors as the fuel in which cross-cultural interaction may occur. He acknowledges the political forces present in Central Asia, but does attribute them to cross-cultural interactions as much as he does with religion and trade. In chapter four he ...

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which he ruled. Adshead states that there were three main factors why Chinggis gained that rule. He stated that Chinggis himself was a cause. He believed he had divine power to conquer the world. The second reason was the climatic changes that occurred in the steppe region. There were ecological changes in effect in the steppe and the inhabitants started to leave. The last reason was an interinstitutional one. The way in which things were done also changes with the establishment of the ordo. This is just one example of the type of explanation and detail that Adshead brings to his readers.
Adshead then goes into the different battles that Chinggis embarked on. He shows us that he ...

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