Michael Hope is Assistant Professor of Asian History at Yonsei University. His research focuses on the political and social history of Central Asia and Iran. Hope spent two years living and working in Iran before completed his doctoral studies at the Australian National University. He now teaches courses in Mongol, Islamic, and Central Asian History at Underwood International College, Yonsei University. His current research includes the role of revenge and feuding in the Mongol Empire and the Islamization of the Mongols in Iran during the thirteenth century.

Essentially,Power, Politics, and Tradition in the Mongol Empire and the Īlkhānate of Iran is an up-to-date book on understanding and reviewing the political history of this period and region and a starting point to build on it.

• 1: Introduction 2: The Problem of Succession (1227-1259) 3: Hülegü and the =Ilkh=anate 4: The Patrimonialist Revival and the Fight for Political Primacy (1284-1304) 5: Amirate or Sultanate: The Chinggisid 6: Conclusion Bibliography

Michael Hope is Assistant Professor of Asian History at Yonsei University. His research focuses on the political and social history of Central Asia and Iran. Hope spent two years living and working in Iran before completed his doctoral studies at the Australian National University. He now teaches courses in Mongol, Islamic, and Central Asian History at Underwood International College, Yonsei University. His current research includes the role of revenge and feuding in the Mongol Empire and the Islamization of the Mongols in Iran during the thirteenth century.

Essentially,Power, Politics, and Tradition in the Mongol Empire and the Īlkhānate of Iran is an up-to-date book on understanding and reviewing the political history of this period and region and a starting point to build on it.

• 1: Introduction 2: The Problem of Succession (1227-1259) 3: Hülegü and the =Ilkh=anate 4: The Patrimonialist Revival and the Fight for Political Primacy (1284-1304) 5: Amirate or Sultanate: The Chinggisid 6: Conclusion Bibliography

Michael Hope is Assistant Professor of Asian History at Yonsei University. His research focuses on the political and social history of Central Asia and Iran. Hope spent two years living and working in Iran before completed his doctoral studies at the Australian National University. He now teaches courses in Mongol, Islamic, and Central Asian History at Underwood International College, Yonsei University. His current research includes the role of revenge and feuding in the Mongol Empire and the Islamization of the Mongols in Iran during the thirteenth century.

Essentially,Power, Politics, and Tradition in the Mongol Empire and the Īlkhānate of Iran is an up-to-date book on understanding and reviewing the political history of this period and region and a starting point to build on it.

• 1: Introduction 2: The Problem of Succession (1227-1259) 3: Hülegü and the =Ilkh=anate 4: The Patrimonialist Revival and the Fight for Political Primacy (1284-1304) 5: Amirate or Sultanate: The Chinggisid 6: Conclusion Bibliography