A history of inner Asia / Svat Soucek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soucek, Svatopluk.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia, Central--History.

Asia, Central.

Central Asia.

History.

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)--History.

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China).

Mongolia--History.

Mongolia.

Physical Description:

xiii, 369 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This accessible introduction to Inner Asia traces its history from the arrival of Islam, through the various dynasties to the Russian conquest. The contemporary focus rests on the seven countries that make up present-day Eurasia: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Sinkiang and Mongolia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, renewed interest in these countries has prompted considerable debate. While a divergent literature has evolved, no comprehensive survey of the region exists. This book will fill the gap and become indispensable for anyone studying or visiting the area.

Contents:

1 The beginnings 46

2 The Kok Turks, the Chinese expansion, and the Arab conquest 51

3 The Samanids 70

4 The Uighur kingdom of Qocho 77

5 The Qarakhanids 83

6 Seljukids and Ghaznavids 93

7 The conquering Mongols 103

8 The Chaghatayids 117

9 Timur and the Timurids 123

10 The last Timurids and the first Uzbeks 144

11 The Shaybanids 149

12 The rise of Russia, the fall of the Golden Horde, and the resilient Chaghatayids 162

13 The Buddhist Mongols 167

14 Bukhara, Khiva, and Khoqand in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries 177

15 The Russian conquest and rule of Central Asia 195

16 From Governorates-General to Union Republics 209

17 Soviet Central Asia 225

18 Central Asia becomes independent 254

19 Sinkiang as part of China 263

20 Independent Central Asian Republics 275

21 The Republic of Mongolia 297.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521651697

0521657040

OCLC:

41299391