206 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book investigates the early history of the Seljuq Turks, founders of one of the most important empires of the mediaeval Islamic world, from their origins in the Eurasian steppe to their conquest of Iran, Iraq and Anatolia. The first work available in a western language on this important episode in Turkish and Islamic history, this book offers a new understanding of the emergence of this... Read more
Introduction: The Early Seljuqs in Mediaeval and Modern Historiography 1. The Origins and Early History of the Seljuqs: Western Eurasia and Transoxiana, c. 900-1025 2. The Tribes and the Seljuq Dynasty 3. Warfare, Conquest and Migration: The Seljuqs in Central Asia, Iran and Iraq to 1055 4. The Seljuqs and Islam 5. The Nature and Impact of the Turkish Invasions: Anatolia and the Middle East, 1029-71. Conclusion
Biography
Andrew Peacock is currently Assistant Director of the British Institute at Ankara, Turkey. Previous publications include Mediaeval Islamic Historiography and Political Legitimacy (2007) and, as editor, The Frontiers of the Ottoman World (2009).
