The great Seljuqs : a history / Aziz Basan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Başan, Aziz, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in the history of Iran and Turkey.

Routledge studies in the history of Iran and Turkey

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seljuks--History.

Seljuks.

Seljuks--Historiography.

Turkey--History--To 1453.

Turkey.

Turkey--History--To 1453--Historiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a broad history of the Seljuq Turks from their origins and early conquests in the 10th century, through the rise of empire, until its dissolution at the end of the 12th. Where the history of the Seljuqs is usually studied in the context of medieval Persian, Arabic or Islamic history, this book considers the topic from the perspective of Turkish history.Examining the corpus of academic work on the period and how Turkish historiography has interpreted and understood the Seljuqs, the author demonstrates how the Great Seljuq Empire can be consider

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgements; Spelling and abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Overview; 3 Origins; 4 Conquest (985/993-1063); 5 Empire (1063-92); 6 Interregnum (1092-1105); 7 Dissolution (1105-94); 8 Evaluation; 9 Conclusion; Appendix 1: Maps; Appendix 2: The Oguz According to Rashid al-Din; Appendix 3: Seljuq rulers; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-95392-2

1-136-95393-0

1-282-65628-7

9786612656286

0-203-84923-X

9780203849231

OCLC:

646788520