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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.
- 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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