Qazaqliq, 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.

Series:

Studies in Persian Cultural History 8.

Studies in Persian cultural history, 2210-3554 ; v. 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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ((xiv, 238 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Qazaqlïq , or Ambitious Brigandage , and the Formation of the Qazaqs Joo-Yup Lee examines the formation of new group identities, with a focus on the Qazaqs, in post-Mongol Central Eurasia within the context of qazaqlïq , or the qazaq way of life, a custom of political vagabondage widespread among the Turko-Mongolian peoples of Central Asia and the Qipchaq Steppe during the post-Mongol period. Utilizing a broad range of original sources, the book suggests that the Qazaqs, as well as the Shibanid Uzbeks and Ukrainian Cossacks, came into existence as a result of the qazaq , or “ambitious brigand,” activities of their founders, providing a new paradigm for understanding state formation and identity in post-Mongol Central Eurasia.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

1 The Use and Meaning of the Term Qazaq in Post-Mongol Central Eurasia: An Examination of the Qazaqlïq Phenomenon and its Historical Significance

2 The Quasi-Qazaqlïq Activities and Quasi-Qazaq Groups in Pre-Mongol and Mongol Central Eurasia

3 The Qazaq, or Cossack, Groups of the Black Sea Steppes

4 The Qazaqlïq of Two Rival Chinggisid Clans: The Formation of the Qazaqs and the Shibanid Uzbeks

5 The Formation of a Separate Qazaq Identity

6 The Legend of Alash Khan and the Genealogy of the Uzbeks

Conclusion

Appendix 1: The Use of the Terms Qazaq and Qazaqlïq in Written and Oral Sources

Appendix 2: The Characterization of Qazaq and Qazaqlïq by Modern Historians and Turkologists

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-216) and index.

ISBN:

90-04-30649-8

OCLC:

925784999

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004306493 DOI