A Short History of the Mongols by George Lane

Author:George Lane [Lane, George]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Military, General, Asia
ISBN: 9781786733399
Google: thOMDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2018-01-25T22:30:20+00:00

O illustrious and magnanimous Qa’an, we do not speak of a bridge made of stone (naguyim pol az sang), or brick, nor a bridge of chains. I want a bridge of justice (khwaham pol az dad) over that river, for where there is justice, the world is prosperous. He who comes over the river Amu Darya finds the Qa’an’s justice, and on this side of the river there is justice and a path. On that side of the river, the world is evil, and some people become prosperous through injustice. When one passes over the river into the land of Iran, the world is full of injustice, enmity and oppression.1

The young generation of Chinggisid rulers had indulged the steppe rulers’ tradition of surrounding themselves with scholars and scientists, and there was a rising generation of erudite Iranians determined to take full advantage of an empire whose doors were about to open fully to welcome them. Meanwhile, individual notables and their families, such as Baydawi, the Iftikhariyans, and the Juwaynis, were ready to exploit their contacts and positions. Hulegu came not so much as a conqueror but as a king arriving to ascend his throne and re-establish the kingdom of Iran.

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