Covering over 500 years of history of Greater Iran and the Mongol Empire, approximately 1000 CE until 1500 CE, the encyclopedia provides a thorough introduction to the primary and secondary resources of this period of Asian history, for students and scholars alike. Collected together in an easy-to-use encyclopedia format, entries on the people, places, and politics of the period bring this region to life. Using primary and secondary resources to trace medieval Central Asian history through time, the author shows readers how our understanding of this history has developed over time, and what differing views still exist among scholars today. Entries included in this title are: Rashid al-Din; Arghun Khan; Armenia; Astrology; Baghdad; Cathay; Feasting in the Yuan Court; Kabul; Medicine; Mongols; Old Man of the Mountains; Marco Polo; Rumi; Saljuqs; Saracens; Sufis; Tatars; Tehran; Timur; and, more.