What is it about?

Mongols from the West explores the role of the Iberian kingdoms in the Eurasian integration promoted by the Mongol Empire in the 13th and 14th centuries. Through rigorous studies based on documentary sources, the volume offers a critical reflection on medieval European expansion and its links to global processes. By connecting the history of the Iberian Peninsula with the historiography of the Mongol world, this work invites us to rethink the origins of globalisation from an intercontinental perspective that brings Europe, Asia and the Islamic world into dialogue.

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Why is it important?

This volume is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students at Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American universities, particularly those enrolled in history programs. It will be especially valuable for courses focused on medieval history and Asian history, offering a broad and accessible introduction to the Mongol Empire through the perspectives of scholars from both Europe and Latin America.

Perspectives

We have conceived the book as a coherent volume with the aim or putting forward a new theoretical proposal altogether. The relations between the Mongol Empire and the Iberian kingdoms have never been systematically studied, much less identified as a possible field of inquiry. By looking at sources produced in the last western corner of the Eurasian continent we seek to reassess the impact of the Mongol empire during the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries. We further aim to provide a better way to relate these sources between them and made them more accessible to our understanding. All this at a crucial juncture in the history of the Iberian kingdoms; a moment of great transformations with lasting consequences.

Antonio Garcia Espada
Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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This page is a summary of: Mongoles en el Oeste, January 2026, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004747807.
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