Abu-Lughod, Janet L. Before European Hegemony: The World System a.d. 1250–1350. 1989. Examines the period of Mongol domination from a global perspective.

Ali, Daud. Courtly Culture and Political Life in Early Medieval India. 2004. Explores the growth of royal households and the development of a courtly worldview in India from 350 to 1200.

Chaudhuri, K. N. Asia Before Europe. 1990. Discusses the economy and civilization of cultures within the basin of the Indian Ocean.

Findley, Carter Vaughn. The Turks in World History. 2005. Covers both the early Turks and the connections between the Turks and the Mongols.

Fischer, Steven Roger. A History of the Pacific Islands. 2002. A broad-ranging history, from early settlement to modern times.

Foltz, Richard. Religions of the Silk Road: Premodern Patterns of Globalization. 2010. Considers the spread of religions from the perspective of a region that was home to many universal religions in succession.

Franke, Herbert, and Denis Twitchett, eds. The Cambridge History of China. Vol. 6: Alien Regimes and Border States. 1994. Clear and thoughtful accounts of the Mongols and their predecessors in East Asia.

Golden, Peter B. Central Asia in World History. 2011. Concise and up-to-date account.

Jackson, Peter. The Delhi Sultanate. 2003. Provides a close examination of north India in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

Jackson, Peter. The Mongols and the West, 1221–1410. 2005. A close examination of many different types of connections between the Mongols and both Europe and the Islamic lands.

Lane, George. Daily Life in the Mongol Empire. 2006. Treats many topics, including food, health, dwellings, women, and folktales.

Lieberman, Victor. Strange Parallels: Southeast Asia in Global Context, c. 800–1830, 2 vols. 2003, 2009. Ambitious and challenging effort to see Southeast Asia as a part of Eurasia.

Ratchnevsky, Paul. Genghis Khan: His Life and Legacy. 1992. A reliable account by a leading Mongolist.

Rossabi, Morris. Khubilai Khan: His Life and Times. 1988. Provides a lively account of the life of one of the most important Mongol rulers.

Shaffer, Lynda. Maritime Southeast Asia to 1500. 1996. A short account of early Southeast Asia from a world history perspective.