Making Mongol History : Rashid al-Din and the Jami' al-Tawarikh / Stefan Kamola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kamola, Stefan T., author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.

Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mongols--History.

Mongols.

Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb, 1247?-1318.

Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb.

Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb, 1247?-1318. Jāmiʻ al-tavārīkh.

Ilkhanid dynasty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 310 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2019]

Summary:

Examines the life and work of Rashid al-Din Tabib (d. 1318), the most powerful statesman working for the Mongol Ilkhans in the Middle East. It begins with an overview of administrative history and historiography in the early Ilkhanate, culminating with Rashid al-Din's Blessed History of Ghazan, the indispensable source for Mongol and Ilkhanid history. Later chapters lay out the results of the most comprehensive study to date of the manuscripts of Rashid al-Din's historical writing.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables, Figures and Maps

Preface

1. Mongols in a Muslim World, 1218–1280

2. The Likely Course of an Unlikely Life, 1248–1302

3. Mongol Dynastic History, 1302–1304

4. New Projects of Faith and Power, 1304–1312

5. Remaking Mongol History, 1307–1313

6. Creating the Image of Rashid al-Din, 1312–1335

Epilogue: Rashid al-Din at the Court of Shahrokh

Appendix A. The Collected Histories and its Illustrations

Appendix B. A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts of the Collected Histories

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2019.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-304) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-7674-0

1-4744-2143-1

OCLC:

1306538454