The clip is from the Turkish TV show Diriliş: Ertuğrul, which follows the life of Ertuğrul Bey, father of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire. In this scene, Ertuğrul refuses to submit to Ögedei Khan’s authority.
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Genealogy of the mansas of the Mali Empire up to Magha II (d. c. 1389), based on Levtzion’s interpretation of Ibn Khaldun.[23] Numbered individuals reigned as mansa; the numbers indicate the order in which they reigned.[e]
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Mali empire
Map: Empire of Mali under Mansa Musa (1337), provided by TheCollector.com
I cannot remember if we mentioned this in class, but Timur’s wife, Saray Mulk Khanum, was a Chagatai princess and a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. Also, she did not have any children with Timur, and Husayn was actually her previous husband, killed by Timur. I can see how her royal status could have led to the influence she had, even if she did not have any children with Timur.
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/bibi-khanum-mosque
I thought this was a pretty cool video. It helped review some information we learned from class.
Helpful diagram I found online:
This video concisely discusses some of the same content found in Weatherford’s book while also giving visuals of artifacts from Genghis Khan’s time. Towards the end of the video, the historian also explains why the Mongol Empire is significant to us today, demonstrating that it is not an isolated piece of history, but one that fundamentally altered the way of life for people in the West.
This one is not great.
This one is a stupid, but good, disco song. And, this time, two guys are in slightly offensive costumes!
It’s about a literary character called Hadschi Halef Omar created by Karl May. If you’re interested in German orientalist fiction, check it out. (There’s also a movie from 1964 based on his book Der Schut) English lyrics: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/Hadschi-Halef-Omar-Hadschi-Halef-Omar.html. Moskau is still their best song.
From Wikipedia: Halef is the exceedingly loyal servant, companion and friend of German adventurer Kara Ben Nemsi. Halef accompanies Kara Ben Nemsi through all his adventures in the Middle East from Durch die Wüste to Der Schut. He is a very devout Muslim, and throughout the adventures with Kara Ben Nemsi he tries to convince him of the superiority of Islam.”
While looking up something about Berke Khan, I came across a genuinely crazy Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/islamichistory/comments/1knplgf/berke_kh%C4%81n_the_just_mongol_who_defended_the_ummah/.