Heinz-Murray 2E.book

486 Index

Ming dynasty, 118, 251, 262,
274, 276, 280, 290, 364
He lineage, 282, 283
trade during, 390, 441–442
Minorities, 107, 109
Minzu, 110
Miroku (Maitrea), 316
Miruk Monastery, 355–356
Missionaries, 113
in Japan, 444–445
in Vietnam, 463, 464
Missions
Chinese civilizing, 118
from Japan to China,
313–314
Mitford, A. B., 332
Mithila, 160
Mithila Art, 187(illus.)
Mitra (Mitira), 159
Miwa, Mount, 303
Mobility, of Hmong, 121–122
Mogao cave structures,
91(illus.)
Mohenjo Daro, 46, 145, 153,
154, 156, 158(illus.)
Moin, Azfar, 222
Moksha, 196
Moluccas, spice trade, 447
Monarchs and monarchy,
311
Monasteries, Buddhist, 61–62,
167, 209, 216, 267–268,
274, 335, 336, 349, 394,
407
Monastery of Extensive Hap-
piness (Chang’an), 61
Monastery of the White Horse
(Luoyang), 267, 272
Monasticism, 216, 269
Money, paper, 100
Mongkut (Rama IV), 396,
465
Mongol Empire, 96(illus.),
100, 390
history of, 98–99
religion in, 97–98, 275
Mongolia, 78, 81(illus.), 85,
98(illus.), 209, 355
Mongolia, Republic of, 85
Mongolian language, 48

Mongols, 3, 4, 8, 9, 78, 79, 93,

94, 95, 102, 220, 275, 358

in China, 274, 290

Genghis Khan and, 96–100

military conquests, 84,

96–97

Monism, 197

Monks

Buddhist, 214, 273

Empress Wu and, 272

female, 407–408

in Korea, 355, 357

Thai Buddhist, 375(illus.),

400, 401, 404–407

Mononobe clan, 303, 315

Monotheism, 197, 227

Mons, 461

Monsoons, and rice produc-

tion, 27–28, 28(illus.)

Monuments, monumental

architecture, 109, 384

in Angkor, 386–388

Ashokan, 165

Moral codes

Dharmashastra as, 384

King Ashoka’s, 165

Samurai, 326, 331, 333,

334–335

Morality, moral authority

Buddhist, 212

in China, 245, 259

Confucian, 259, 289–290

and Zhou dynasty, 250

Mortuary rituals, 372

Berawan, 419–421

Dayak head-hunting and,

418–419

Gyakushu, 317

Hindu, 199(illus.)

Hmong, 128–131

for Japanese emperor,

311–312

in Thailand, 395–398

Mosques, 161, 202, 203(illus.)

Mountains, 14

sacred, 13, 21, 36n1, 396,

397–398

Mountbatten, Lord Louis,

144, 371

Mu, King, 355

Mughal dynasty, 79, 99

Mughal Empire (India), 161,

225, 231n3, 447

under Akbar, 169–171

British East India Com-

pany and, 171, 448, 451

and Sikhs, 227, 228, 229

Muhammad, 220, 222, 389,

391–392

Muhammad (grandson), 221

Muhammadijah sect, 392, 394

Multiethnicity, in China,

54–55

Mumbai, 92

Mumtaz Mahal, 171

Mundas, 49

Mungwa, 359

Murasaki Shikibu, Tale of

Genji, 321–325

Murex shell, purple dye, 85

Murtis, 196

Musi-okuri (Bug) festival, 306

Muslim League, 144

Muslims, 172, 193, 202

in India, 169, 182, 223–227

in South Asia, 144, 145, 389

in Southeast Asia and, 110,

391–394

Mutsuhito, Emperor, 467

Myanmar. See Burma

Myeongseong, Empress, 365

Mysore, 153

Myth of the Cosmic Sacrifice,

social order in, 173–174

Mythology, myths, 36

caste system and, 173–174

Hmong, 127–128, 131

for Imperial Shinto, 305,

307

Japanese, 299

Korean, 347–348

in Upanishads, 194, 195

Nachiketa (Prince), 194, 195

Nagaoka, 320

Nagara, 383

Angkor as, 386–388

Bali as, 385–386

Funan as, 384–385

Nagarjuna, 337