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Qazaqlïq, or ambitious brigandage, and the formation of the Qazaqs : state and identity in post-Mongol central Eurasia / by Joo-Yup Lee.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lee, Joo-Yup, author.
Series:
Studies in Persian cultural history ; v. 8.
Studies in Persian cultural history, 2210-3554 ; volume 8
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Kazakhs--History.
Kazakhs.
Kazakhs--Ethnic identity.
Uzbeks--Ethnic identity.
Uzbeks.
Cossacks--Ethnic identity.
Cossacks.
Brigands and robbers--Asia, Central--History.
Brigands and robbers.
History.
Ethnicity.
Central Asia.
Physical Description:
xiv, 238 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
Contents:
Part 1 The Socio-Political Phenomenon of Qazaqlïq
1 The Use and Meaning of the Term Qazaq in Post-Mongol Central Eurasia: An Examination of the Qazaqlïq Phenomenon and its Historical Significance 21
The Definitions of the Terms Qazaq and Qazaqlïq 21
The Use and Meaning of the Term Qazaq in Central Asian Histories 26
The Use and Meaning of the Term Qazaq in Oral Epics of the Qipchaq Steppe and Tatar Historical Texts 36
The Use and Meaning of the Term Qazaq in Muscovite and Polish Historical Literature 41
The Emergence of Qazaqlïq as a Unique Custom of Political Vagabondage in Post-Mongol Central Eurasia 45
2 The Quasi-Qazaqlïq Activities and Quasi-Qazag Groups in Pre-Mongol and Mongol Central Eurasia 51
Quasi-Qazaqlïq Activities in Pre-Mongol Central Eurasia Described in the Chinese Dynastic Histories 51
Fugitive Tribal Leaders and Their Nomad Followers 51
Plundering as a Way of Life 55
From Small Bands of Fugitives to New Nomadic States and Identities 59
The Quasi-Qazaq Bands that Appeared in the Frontier Regions of Central Eurasia during the Mongol Period 62
The Fragmentation of the Mongol States and the Political Vagabondage of Temür 66
3 The Qazaq, or Cossack, Groups of the Black Sea Steppes 74
The Emergence of the Qazaq, or Cossack, Bands in the Black Sea Steppes during the Post-Mongol Period 74
The Zaporozhian Cossacks or Rus Kazaks and their Role in the Formation of the Ukrainian Cossack Hetmanate and the Modern Ukrainian Nation 81
Ukrainian Adventurers and Fugitives Venturing into the Steppe and the Cossack Phenomenon 81
The Cossack Way of Life in the "Wild Field" and the Black Sea 86
The Formation of the Cossack Hetmanate and Its impact on Ukrainian Identity 88
Part 2 Qazaqlïq and the Formation of the Qazaqs
4 The Qazaqlïq of Two Rival Chinggisid Clans: The Formation of the Qazaqs and the Shibanid Uzbeks 97
A Brief History of the Eastern Dasht-i Qipchaq from the Mid-Fourteenth Century to the Mid-Fifteenth Century: The Rise and Fall of Two Prominent Jochid Lineages 97
Janibeg Khan and Giray Khan's Qazaqlïq 103
Separation from Abu al-Khair Khan's Uzbek Ulus 103
Janibeg Khan and Giray Khan's Qazaqlïq and the Rise of the Qazaq Uzbek Ulus 107
The Qazaqlïq Days of Muhammad Shibani Khan and Mahmud Sultan 109
Escape from Astrakhan 109
Muhammad Shibani Khan's Political Vagabondage and the Reunification of the Former Ulus of Abu al Khair Khan 110
The Conquest of the Timurid States and the Revival of the Abu al-Khairid Dynasty 114
The Consolidation of the Two Neo-Uzbek States in the Oases and Steppes of Central Asia 116
5 The Formation of a Separate Qazaq Identity 121
The Origin and Meaning of the Designation Uzbek 121
The Qazaq Uzbeks (Uzbak-i qazaq) and the Shibanid Uzbeks (Uzbak-i Shiban) 124
The Differentiation of the Qazaqs from the Uzbeks 126
The Uniqueness of Qazaq Identity 128
The Designation Turk 129
The Designation Moghul 132
Ulus-i Juchi and Toqmaq 136
6 The Legend of Alash Khan and the Genealogy of the Uzbeks 140
The Legend of Alash Khan and the Origin of the Qazaqs 140
Different Versions of the Legend of Alash Khan 141
Who was Alash Khan? 146
A Tale of Qazaqlïq 152
The Genealogy of the Shibanid Uzbeks 154
The Ilkhanid Account of the Chinggisid and Mongol History 154
The Timurid Account of the Chinggisid and Timurid Genealogical History 157
The Uzbek Dynastic Genealogies 158.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-216) and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Lee, Joo-Yup, author. Qazaqliq, or ambitious brigandage, and the formation of the Qazaqs state and identity in post-Mongol central Eurasia.
ISBN:
9789004306486
900430648X
OCLC:
925784999

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