The Turks, Iran and the Caucasus in the Middle Ages
Author | : Vladimir Minorsky |
Publisher | : Variorum Publishing |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Vladimir Minorsky |
Publisher | : Variorum Publishing |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Yehoshua Frenkel |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 155 |
Release | : 2014-11-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317619595 |
Translating a collection of the most important descriptions of the Turks found in medieval Arabic texts into English, this book aims at delineating the coming of the Turkic people in the eleventh century, their military successes in Iran and Iraq, and the emergence of the sultanate. The book introduces the reader to the history of the Islamic Caliphate and the Turkic people. This introduction is followed by annotated translated sources which illuminate; the view of the Eurasian steppes in Muslim-Arabic geographical writing from the pre-Saljūq period, the self-image and ideology of the victorious Saljūqs and their fundamental claim to legitimacy, and the conventional narrative of the coming of the Saljūqs in later Arabic historiography. Illustrating the variety of sources available on the history of Turkic tribes in the Eurasian steppes and in central Islamic lands, ranging from geographical writing, to chronicles, to mythological legends, this book will be an essential resource for students and scholars with an interest in Turks and image, History, and Middle East Studies.
Author | : Frederik Coene |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2009-10-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1135203016 |
The Caucasus is one of the most complicated regions in the world: with many different peoples and political units, differing religious allegiances, and frequent conflicts, and where historically major world powers have clashed with each other. Until now there has been no single book for those wishing to learn about this complex region. This book fills the gap, providing a clear, comprehensive introduction to the Caucasus, which is suitable for all readers. It covers the geography; the historical development of the region; economics; politics and government; population; religion and society; culture and traditions; alongside its conflicts and international relations. Written throughout in an accessible style, it requires no prior knowledge of the Caucasus. The book will be invaluable for those researching specific issues, as well as for readers needing a thorough introduction to the region.
Author | : Peter Jackson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 1206 |
Release | : 1986-02-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521200943 |
Covers all aspects of the history of Iran from the collapse of the Il-Khanid empire (c.1335) to the second of quarter of the 18th century
Author | : Tsvetelin Stepanov |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2010-02-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9047444523 |
This book is about Steppe Eurasia and China, Persia, Byzantium, as well as the 'Inside' and 'Outside' Other. This dual approach helps the reader to better understand the attitudes of the Steppe to both the southern sedentary empires (in this book, the 'Outside' Other) and to the women and shamans/magicians within the nomadic confederations (in this book, the 'Inside' Other), in the so-called 'Golden Age' of the Steppe Empire, e.g. between the sixth and ninth/tenth centuries.The result is a new and vivid picture of the Steppe's attitudes to 'otherness' and 'usness'. The book covers not only a long period of time, but also a vast territory, from Mongolia to the Black Sea and South-Eastern Europe. It studies many peoples and societies and their images of the 'Other', interpreted through different approaches and methodologies.
Author | : George Lane |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2003-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134431031 |
This book opposes the way in which, for too long, the whole period of Mongol domination of Iran has been viewed from a negative standpoint.
Author | : Stefan Winter |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2016-09-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1400883024 |
The ‘Alawis, or Alawites, are a prominent religious minority in northern Syria, Lebanon, and southern Turkey, best known today for enjoying disproportionate political power in war-torn Syria. In this book, Stefan Winter offers a complete history of the community, from the birth of the ‘Alawi (Nusayri) sect in the tenth century to just after World War I, the establishment of the French mandate over Syria, and the early years of the Turkish republic. Winter draws on a wealth of Ottoman archival records and other sources to show that the ‘Alawis were not historically persecuted as is often claimed, but rather were a fundamental part of Syrian and Turkish provincial society. Winter argues that far from being excluded on the basis of their religion, the ‘Alawis were in fact fully integrated into the provincial administrative order. Profiting from the economic development of the coastal highlands, particularly in the Ottoman period, they fostered a new class of local notables and tribal leaders, participated in the modernizing educational, political, and military reforms of the nineteenth century, and expanded their area of settlement beyond its traditional mountain borders to emerge from centuries of Sunni imperial rule as a bona fide sectarian community. Using an impressive array of primary materials spanning nearly ten centuries, A History of the ‘Alawis provides a crucial new narrative about the development of ‘Alawi society.
Author | : C. Edmund Bosworth |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 373 |
Release | : 2017-05-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 135188087X |
This volume brings together a set of key articles, along with a new introduction to contextualize them, on the role of Turkish peoples in the Western Asiatic world up to the 11th century. Such topics as the geographical and environmental original milieux of these peoples in the forest zone and steppelands of Inner Asia, the formation and breakup of tribal confederations within the steppes, and the evolution of tribal structures, are examined as the background for the appearance of Turks within the Islamic caliphate from the 9th century onwards. These came first as military slaves, then as movements of peoples, such as the tribal migrations of the Oghuz, leading to the establishment of the Seljuq sultanate, whilst from within Islamic society, individual Turkish commanders were able at the same time to build up their own military empires such as that of the Ghaznavids. In this way was put in place a Turkish dominance of the northern tier of the Middle East, with attendant changes in demography and land utilisation, which was to last for centuries.