Title
The Great Seljuk Empire / A.C.S. Peacock.
ISBN
9780748638253
0748638253
9780748638260
0748638261
9780748638277
074863827X
9780748638277 (e-book)
Published
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2015]
Copyright
2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (394 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Call Number
DS27 .P335 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
956.014
Summary
The Great Seljuk Empire was the Turkish state which dominated the Middle East and Central Asia in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. This book surveys that period, which was one of exceptional importance, witnessing profound demographic, religious, political and social changes in the Islamic Middle East. The Turkish invasions played a role in provoking the Crusades, led to the collapse of Byzantine power in Anatolia and brought about the beginnings of Turkish settlement in what is now Turkey and Iran, permanently altering their ethnic and linguistic composition.
Note
The Great Seljuk Empire was the Turkish state which dominated the Middle East and Central Asia in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. This book surveys that period, which was one of exceptional importance, witnessing profound demographic, religious, political and social changes in the Islamic Middle East. The Turkish invasions played a role in provoking the Crusades, led to the collapse of Byzantine power in Anatolia and brought about the beginnings of Turkish settlement in what is now Turkey and Iran, permanently altering their ethnic and linguistic composition.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-360) and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Series
Edinburgh history of the Islamic empires.
1. The Rise of the Seljuks: From the Eurasian Steppe to the Gates of Cairo, c. 965-1092
2. Crisis, Consolidation and Collapse: The Great Seljuk Empire and the Sultanate of Iraq, 1092-1194
3. Sovereignty, Legitimacy and the Contest with the Caliphate
4. The Dargah: Courts and Court Life
5. The Kuttab: Bureaucrats and Administration
6. The 'Askar: The Seljuk Military
7. Religion and the Seljuk Empire
8. The Economic and Social Organisation of the Seljuk Lands
Conclusion: The Seljuk Legacy.
