Timurids in transition : Turko-Persian politics and acculturation in medieval Iran / by Maria E. Subtelny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Subtelny, Maria.

Series:

Brill's Inner Asian library ; v. 19.

Brill's Inner Asian library, 1574-7085 ; v. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Timurids--History.

Timurids.

Iran--History--640-1500.

Iran.

Iran--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (438 p.)

Other Title:

Turko-Persian politics and acculturation in medieval Iran

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How did the the descendants of Tamerlane, collectively known as the Timurids, make the transition from a nomadic empire to a sedentary polity based on the Perso-Islamic model , and what effect did the process of transition have on their Turko-Mongolian customs and identity? This volume seeks to answer these questions by utilizing the Weberian concepts of the “routinization” of charismatic authority and the patrimonial household state. Focusing on the period of the last Timurid ruler, Sulṭān-Ḥusain Bayqara (1469–1506), the author examines the impact of the introduction of Persian modes of bureaucratic administration on the evolution of Timurid government and describes the development of the agrarian economy of the eastern Iranian province of Khorasan through the Islamic institution of the pious endowment. Based on an exceptionally broad range of sources in Persian, Arabic, and Turkic languages, the book provides a new paradigm for understanding the Timurids within the framework of post-Mongol history and offers fresh insights into Turko-Persian relations and the problem of acculturation in medieval Iran.

Contents:

Preliminary material / M.E. Subtelny

Chapter One. The routinization of charisma: The Timurid patrimonial household state / M.E. Subtelny

Chapter Two. From political vagabond to potentate: The career of Sultan-Husain Bayqara / M.E. Subtelny

Chapter Three. The challenge of change: Centralizing reforms and their opponents / M.E. Subtelny

Chapter Four. The search for long-term solutions: Khorasan and the agricultural imperative / M.E. Subtelny

Chapter Five. Piety and pragmatism: The role of the islamic endowment / M.E. Subtelny

Chapter Six. Of saints and scribes: The Timurid shrine as a vehicle for agromanagement / M.E. Subtelny

Conclusion / M.E. Subtelny

Appendix One. Survey of endowment deeds from the Timurid period / M.E. Subtelny

Appendix Two. A Timurid deed of endowment: The Vaqfiyya of Afaq Begim, wife of Sultan-Husain Bayqara, for her mausoleum in Herat / M.E. Subtelny

Appendix Three. An edict of Sultan-Abu Sa’Id concerning the Gulistan Dam at Mashhad / M.E. Subtelny

Appendix Four. A diploma of appointment issued by Sultan-Husain for the supervisor of the ‘Alid shrine development project at Balkh / M.E. Subtelny

Appendix Five. Bills of purchase and sale relating to the privatization of state land in the Balkh region by Sultan-Husain / M.E. Subtelny

Bibliography / M.E. Subtelny

Index / M.E. Subtelny.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611921699

9781281921697

1281921696

9789047421603

9047421604

OCLC:

303676789

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004160316.i-422 DOI