Sally Greenland is a Ph.D. candidate in the History Department at Columbia University, New York. She studies the complexities of the Mongol Empire and its successor states under the supervision of Professors Robert Hymes, Morris Rossabi, Nicola Di Cosmo, and Bruno De Nicola. Sally’s evolving dissertation investigates early Mongol conceptions and expressions of political culture and authority by examining the office of the Great Khan and scrutinizing the individuals (both men and women, elected and non-elected) who occupied the office between 1227 and 1259. Her broader academic interests encompass the political cultures of Inner Asia, militarization, gender, and nomadism on the Eurasian Steppe. Sally holds M.A.s in East Asian Languages and Cultures, and International and World History from Columbia, and an M.Sc. in International History (with distinction) from the London School of Economics. Sally has published articles in journals such as the Central Asiatic Journal and Mongolian Studies. Her research has been granted funding by institutions such as the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the Harriman Institute, and the American Center for Mongolian Studies.
