Byzantium and the Turks in the Thirteenth Century

Zusatztext Byzantium and the Turks in the Thirteenth Century is a major new contribution to a question of great historical importance. As the most thorough and in-depth discussion of the triangle of Byzantine-Seljuk-Mongol relations in the thirteenth century, it is indispensable reading for any historian interested in the collapse of Byzantium and the emergence of Turkish power. Informationen zum Autor Dimitri Korobeinikov is Assistant Professor at the University at Albany SUNY, and a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Byzantine Studies, Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences. He was Senior Research Fellow in the Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations, University of Koç, Istanbul, in 2013; Fellow in Dumbarton Oaks, 2006-2007; and Junior Research Fellow in Wolfson College (Oxford). Klappentext Using Greek, Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman sources, this volume looks at the relations between Byzantium and its eastern neighbours in the thirteenth century, and presents a new interpretation of the Nicaean Empire and highlights the evidence for its wealth and power. Zusammenfassung Using Greek, Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman sources, this volume looks at the relations between Byzantium and its eastern neighbours in the thirteenth century, and presents a new interpretation of the Nicaean Empire and highlights the evidence for its wealth and power. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Note on Transliterations Map (Asia Minor c. 1265) Genealogical Table Introduction: The Thirteenth Century 1: The Sources 2: The Nicaean Paradox 3: The Sultanate of Rum: Preliminary Remarks 4: Nicaean-Seljuk Relations 5: The Mongols 6: The Age of Revolts: The Loss of Byzantine Asia Minor 7: The Aftermath: Asia Mino after 1303 Conclusion: Byzantium in the Thirteenth Century: Diplomatic Success and Military Failure Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Dimitri Korobeinikov
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2014
• EAN: 9780198708261
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870826-1
• No. of pages: 396
• Series: Oxford Studies in Byzantium; Oxford Studies in Byzantium
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Islam, Antike, Rom, Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Middle East / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Medieval, History - General History, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Middle Eastern history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, History of other geographical groupings and regions, History of other lands