The Timurid Century - The Idea of Iran Vol.9

The century after the conquests of Timur witnessed the division of eastern and western Iran between his Turko-Mongol successors, and a flowering of Persian culture in the great cities of Herat, Samarqand and Tabriz, among others. In this, the ninth volume in The Idea of Iran series, leading scholars analyse the ways that Timurid contemporaries viewed their traditions and their environment, asking questions such as: what was the view of outsiders, and how does modern scholarship define the distinctive aspects of the period? Essential reading for scholars, students, and all those interested in the history of Iran, the book considers the political, religious and cultural history of this rich and highly productive interval that was the springboard for the formation of new imperial Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal and Ozbek orders of succeeding centuries.

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• Authors: Charles Melville
• Assisted by: Charles Melville (Editor), Charles (University of Cambridge Melville (Editor), Melville Charles (Editor)
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781838606886
• ISBN: 978-1-83860-688-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 12 mm
• Series: The Idea of Iran
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Iran, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, HISTORY / Middle East / Iran, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Middle Eastern history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700