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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Vér, Márton
Titre(s) : Old Uyghur documents concerning the postal system of the Mongol Empire [Texte imprimé] / Márton Vér
Titre d'ensemble : Berliner Turfantexte ; XLIII
Lien au titre d'ensemble : Appartient à : Berliner Turfantexte
Publication : Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (263 pages) ; 30 cm
Note(s) : "Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Akademien Vorhaben Turfanforschung.". - Bibliogr. (pp. 231-251). Index (pp. 201-229)
This is the first collected edition of the Old Uyghur fragments related with the postal
system in the Mongolian period. It is well known that the Mongols recognized the need
for a fast and reliable flow of information and commercial goods at an early stage
of their conquests. This necessity led to the establishment of an empire-wide postal
relay system. Unprecedented in both size and efficiency, the pan-Eurasian network
of messengers and postal stations became one of the Chinggisids' most important imperial
institutions. This new volume of the 'Berliner Turfantexte' presents an edition and
English translation (with detailed commentary) of the surviving Old Uyghur documents
related to the postal system of the Mongol Empire (13th-14th centuries), many of which
are previously unpublished. Mostly preserved in the Berlin Turfan collection, these
unique texts were unearthed in the Turfan region and in the vicinity of Dunhuang.
Comprising a range of administrative records and other documents with links to the
postal system, they provide multiple snapshots of its operation at local and regional
level. Their study therefore enables us to examine the postal system from a completely
different point of view than that found in previous reconstructions, which tended
to focus on narrative sources. Exposing administrative strata and regional nuance,
the work sheds new light on this vital aspect of imperial Mongol rule. The book concludes
with a bibliography, indices and tables of concordance. This work will be of interest
for specialists in Turkology, Mongolian studies, medieval Central Eurasian history,
information history and the Mongol Empire
Sujet(s) : Relais de poste -- Histoire -- Sources -- Asie -- Jusqu'à 1500
Mongols -- Histoire -- Sources -- Jusqu'à 1500
Relais de poste -- Finances -- Mongolie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 2503584179. - ISBN 9782503584171
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46726984q
Notice n° :
FRBNF46726984
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