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- The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire
- The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures in Volume I
- Figures in Volume II
- Maps in Volume I
- Maps in Volume II
- Tables in Volume I
- Contributors to Volume I
- Contributors to Volume II
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Dates and Transliterations
- Abbreviations
- Volume I
- Volume II
- Volume II Part 1 Literary Sources
- 1 Persian Sources
- 2 Chinese Sources
- 3 Mongolian Sources
- 4 Arabic Sources
- 5 Rus′ian-Language Sources
- 6 Western European Sources
- 7 Armenian Sources
- 8 Georgian Sources
- 9 Turkic and Chaghatay Sources
- 10 Tibetan Sources
- 11 Korean Sources
- 12 Syriac Sources
- 13 Uighur Sources
- 14 Greek Sources
- 15 Tangut Sources
- 16 Hebrew Sources
- Volume II Part 2 Archaeological and Visual Sources
- Index to Volume I
- Index to Volume II
- References
10 - Tibetan Sources
from Volume II Part 1 - Literary Sources
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2024
- The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire
- The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures in Volume I
- Figures in Volume II
- Maps in Volume I
- Maps in Volume II
- Tables in Volume I
- Contributors to Volume I
- Contributors to Volume II
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Dates and Transliterations
- Abbreviations
- Volume I
- Volume II
- Volume II Part 1 Literary Sources
- 1 Persian Sources
- 2 Chinese Sources
- 3 Mongolian Sources
- 4 Arabic Sources
- 5 Rus′ian-Language Sources
- 6 Western European Sources
- 7 Armenian Sources
- 8 Georgian Sources
- 9 Turkic and Chaghatay Sources
- 10 Tibetan Sources
- 11 Korean Sources
- 12 Syriac Sources
- 13 Uighur Sources
- 14 Greek Sources
- 15 Tangut Sources
- 16 Hebrew Sources
- Volume II Part 2 Archaeological and Visual Sources
- Index to Volume I
- Index to Volume II
- References
Summary
This chapter provides a bibliographical overview of the most important Tibetan-language sources from the time of the Mongol overlordship in Tibet. They range from official documents such as imperial decrees to historical and biographical works and letters that Tibetan clergy, among others, wrote to Mongol rulers. The Tibetan sources constitute a valuable resource for the study of imperial diplomacy and political relations of the period. Furthermore, they provide important information about religious and administrative matters in the Tibetan areas of the Mongol empire, including details like corvée duties, rights to pasture lands, and the issue of abuse of power by local authorities. Highlighting the importance of the Tibetan sources, particular emphasis is placed on the concrete contributions that the individual sources make to the study of the Mongol Empire.
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- The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire , pp. 1165 - 1184Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023