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The Turks in the Early Islamic World
By
C. Edmund Bosworth
Description
This volume brings
together a set of key articles, along with a new introduction to
contextualize them, on the role of Turkish peoples in the Western
Asiatic world up to the 11th century.
Such topics as the
geographical and environmental original milieux of these peoples in
the forest zone and steppelands of Inner Asia, the formation and
breakup of tribal confederations within the steppes, and the
evolution of tribal structures, are examined as the background for
the appearance of Turks within the Islamic caliphate from the 9th
century onwards. These came first as military slaves, then as
movements of peoples, such as the tribal migrations of the Oghuz,
leading to the establishment of the Seljuq sultanate, whilst from
within Islamic society, individual Turkish commanders were able at
the same time to build up their own military empires such as that of
the Ghaznavids.
In this way was
put in place a Turkish dominance of the northern tier of the Middle
East, with attendant changes in demography and land utilisation,
which was to last for centuries.
Contents
Introduction; The
steppe region in world history, Kaare Grønbech; A geographical
history of Central Asia, K. de B. Codrington; Tribal names and titles
amongst the Altaic peoples, Omeljan Pritsak; The oldest mentions of
the Turks in Arabic literature, Tadeusz Kowalski; The Turks in the
Shah-nama, Tadeusz Kowalski; Khazar Turkish ghulams in caliphal
service, Peter B. Golden; Al-Xwarazmi on the peoples of Central Asia,
C.E. Bosworth and Sir Gerard Clauson; Turks in the Middle East before
the Saljuqs, Richard N. Frye and Aydin M. Sayili; The Turks in the
Islamic lands up to the mid-11th century, C.E. Bosworth; Barbarian
incursions: the coming of the Turks into the Islamic world, C.E.
Bosworth; Notes on the Risala of Ibn-Fadlan, R.N. Frye and R.P.
Blake; Mu`tasim and the Turks, Osman S.A. Ismail; Aspects of the
early history of the Central Asian guard corps in Islam, C.I.
Beckwith; The founding of a new capital: Samarra\\\\\\\', Osman S.A. Ismail;
The Malik-nama and the history of Seljuqid origins, Claude Cahen; The
Turkish tribes of Western Asia during the Seljuqid period, Claude
Cahen; Index.
About the Author/Editor
C. Edmund Bosworth
is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies,
University of Manchester, UK.
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