History of the Seljuq State - A Translation With Commentary of the Akhbar Al-Dawla Al-Saljuqiyya

The Akhbar al-dawla al-saljuqiyya is one of the key primary documents on the history of Western Persia and Iraq in the 11th and 12th centuries. This book provides an accessible English translation and commentary on the text, making available to a new readership this significant work on the pre-modern history of the Middle East and the Turkish peoples.

The text is a chronicle of the Seljuq dynasty as it emerged within the Iranian lands in the 11th and 12th centuries, dominating the Middle Eastern lands, from Turkey and Syria to Iran and eastern Afghanistan. During this formative period in the central and eastern Islamic lands, they inaugurated a pattern of Turkish political and military dominance of the Middle East and beyond, from Egypt to India, in some cases well into the 20th century.

Shedding light on many otherwise obscure aspects of the political history of the region, the book provides a more detailed context for the political history of the wider area. As such, it will be of great interest to scholars of Middle Eastern history and is an important addition to the existing literature on the Seljuq dynasty.

List of contents

Preface and Acknowledgements  1. Introduction  2. Translation of the text.  Bibliography

About the author

Clifford Edmund Bosworth is a Visiting Professor at the Centre for Arabic and Islamic Studies at Exeter University. His research interests include the pre-modern history of the Central and Eastern Islamic lands, especially Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia, on which he has published several books.

Summary

This book provides an accessible translation and commentary on one of the key primary documents for the history of Western Persia and Iraq in the 11th and 12th centuries. Shedding light on many otherwise obscure aspects of the political history of the region, the book provides a more detailed context for the political history of the wider area.

Product details

• Authors: Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (Formerly University of Bosworth, Professor Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Fernand G. Renier
• Assisted by: Clifford Edmund Bosworth (Editor), Professor Clifford Edmund Bosworth (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.03.2014
• EAN: 9781138789036
• ISBN: 978-1-138-78903-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Iran and Turkey; Routledge Studies in the History of Iran and Turkey
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Middle East, Medieval History, Regional Studies, Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval