Tang China and the Collapse of the Uighur Empire

Tang China and the Collapse of the Uighur Empire
Author: Michael Drompp
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2021-11-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 9047414780

This book considers the Tang response to the collapse of the Uighur steppe empire in 840 C.E. and the large number of refugees who fled to China's northern frontier. It examines the workings of late Tang bureaucracy through translations of some seventy relevant Chinese documents.

Armeno-Turcica

Armeno-Turcica
Author: E. Schütz
Publisher: Sinor Research Institute of Inner Asian Studies
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN:

This volume presents the collected studies of Edmond Schütz, the leading Hungarian Armenologist of his time. It is comprised of 16 individual articles, 4 in German and the rest in English, which are organized into relevant categories. Part I: Armeno Kipchak Studies includes 7 articles concerning the culture and history of the Armenian diaspora in Crimea, especially their dialect of Kipchak written in Armenian script. The 4 articles of Part II: Linguistic Studies largely focus on the analysis of loanwords between Armenian and a variety of other languages. The book concludes with Part III: Historical Studies, containing 5 articles which cover topics ranging from conflicts between the Mongols and Mamluks to the origins of the Tat ethnic group. In its entirety, this collection Professor Schütz's scholarship provides the reader with an impressive depth and breadth of information on Armenian diasporic communities. This volume includes a preface written by Denis Sinor.