A history of Herat : from Chingiz Khan to Tamerlane / Shivan Mahendrarajah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahendrarajah, Shivan, author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.

Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herat (Afghanistan)--History.

Herat (Afghanistan).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 379 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022.

Summary:

This book tells the history of Herat, from its desolation under Chingiz Khan in 1222, to its capitulation to Tamerlane in 1381. Unlike the other three quarters of Khurasan (Balkh, Marw, Nishapur), which were ravaged by the Mongols, Herat became an important political, cultural and economic centre of the eastern Islamic world. The post-Mongol age in which an autochthonous Tajik dynasty, the Kartids, ruled the region set the foundations for Herat's Timurid-era splendors.<br><br>Divided into two parts (a political-military history and a social-economic history), the book explains why the Mongol Empire rebuilt Herat: its rationales and approaches; and Chinggisid internecine conflicts that impacted on Herat's people. It analyses the roles of Iranians, Turks and Mongols in regional politics; in devising fortifications; in restoring commercial and cultural edifices; and in resuscitating economic and cultural activities in the Herat Quarter.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Abbreviations

Note on Transliteration

Acknowledgments

Maps

Introduction

PART I. IMPERIAL AND LOCAL HISTORIES: MONGOLS AND KARTS

Prolegomenon: The Early Period: 615–76/1218–78

1 Mongol Invasions of Khurasan

2 Mongol Imperial Policies and Herat

Prolegomenon: The Middle Period: 677–729/1278–1329

3 Turmoil in Herat and Khurasan

4 Stability in Herat and Khurasan

Prolegomenon: The Late Period: 729–83/1329–81

5 From Ilkhanate to Independent Kingdom

6 From Kartid Sultanate to Tamerlane

Part One: Reflections and Conclusions

PART II. SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL RENEWAL IN HERAT

7 Early Efforts to Revive Agriculture and Commerce

8 Later Efforts to Revive Agriculture and Commerce

9 Urban Renewal and Cultural Renaissance

10 Fortified Landscape of Herat and its Environs

Part Two: Reflections and Conclusions

Glossary

Appendix 1 Genealogical and Dynastic Charts

Appendix 2 Land and Water Use

Appendix 3 Urban Development in the Kartid Period

Appendix 4 Settlements and Population

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Oct 2023).

ISBN:

1-4744-9937-6

1-4744-9936-8

OCLC:

1352451910