Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Note on Transcription xiii
5. Mongol Reign Periods xv
6. Qing Reign Periods xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. The Mongols on the Eve of Conquest 14
9. 2. The Mongols and Political Authority 40
10. 3. Qing Ornamentalism and the Cult of Chinggis Khan 63
11. 4. The Poetics, Rituals and Language of Being Mongol, Buddhist and Qing 90
12. 5. The Buddhist Qing and Mongol Localization in the Nineteenth Century 127
13. Epilogue 166
14. Notes 171
15. List of Tibetan Spellings 207
16. Chinese Character Glossary 209
17. References 211
18. Index 235
19. About the Author 243