Department of Transnational Asian Studies

Lisa Balabanlilar

Joseph and Joanna Nazro Mullen Professor in the Humanities

Chair, Department of Transnational Asian Studies

Director, Chao Center for Asian Studies

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Research areas

South Asia, Central Asia, Islamic World, Early Modern Empire, and Elite/Imperial Pleasure Gardens

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ASIA 203

Empire On Horseback

This course examines the political, military and cultural histories of the nomads who dominated Central Asia from antiquity to the early modern period: the Scythian, Xiongnu, Turk and most specifically the Mongol Empires. We explore how these societies shaped world history through warfare, diplomacy, trade networks, and cross-cultural exchange.

Asian StudiesD13 credits