Table of Contents

The Eastern sphere: the establishment and dissolution of the Turk empire; the legendary origin of the Turks; some components of the civilization of the Turks (6th to 8th century AD); "Umay", a Mongol spirit honoured by the Turks; the Uighur Empire of Mongolia. The Western sphere: reflexions sur la presence Turco-Mongole dans le monde mediterraneen et pontique a l'epoque pre-ottomane; the historical Attila; Western information on the Kitans and some related questions; le Mongol vu par l'Occident; some Latin sources on the Khanate of Uzbek; Qungyar - a curious Mongol appellation of the Turks. Civilization: the greed of the northern Barbarian; the inner Asian warriors; the making of a great Kahn; interpreters in medieval inner Asia; diplomatic practices in medieval inner Asia; taking an oath over a dog cut in two; the custom of scalping in inner Asia; languages and cultural exchange along the silk roads.