Turkic Peoples in Medieval Arabic Writings

"Translating a collection of the most important descriptions of the Turks found in medieval Arabic texts into English, this book aims at delineating the coming of the Turkic people in the eleventh century, their military successes in Iran and Iraq, and the emergence of the sultanate. The book introduces the reader to the history of the Islamic Caliphate and the Turkic people. This introduction is followed by annotated translated sources which illuminate; the view of the Eurasian steppes in Muslim-Arabic geographical writing from the pre-Salj

List of contents

Prologue Introduction 1 Ibn Khurrdadhbih 2 Ibn al-Faqih 3 Abu Dulaf 4 Ibn al-Dawadari 5 el-Ayni 6 Ibn Hassul 7 al-Makin Jirjis Ibn al-Amid 8 Ibn al-Dawadari

About the author

Yehoshua Frenkel is a Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern History, University of Haifa and is currently engaged in a research project entitled The Environmental History of Maml¿k Bil¿d al-Sh¿m.

Summary

This book provides translations and analysis of the Arabic sources relating to the Turkic invasions of the Middle East in the eleventh century.

Product details

• Authors: Yehoshua Frenkel, Yehoshua (University of Haifa Frenkel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.12.2014
• EAN: 9780415747646
• ISBN: 978-0-415-74764-6
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Iran and Turkey; Routledge Studies in the History of Iran and Turkey
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories