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Unbeknownst to some, Turkish rulers and military commanders dominated vast stretches of Islamic lands for almost a millennium until the beginning of the twentieth century. The papers presented in this volume were delivered at a prestigious Conference in Islamic Studies by some of the finest scholars on Islamic history. From their respective areas of specialization, these scholars reassess the contribution of the Turks in the shaping of the Islamic world and its civilization. The essays are organized into five themes. The first concerns the emergence of the Turks in the Islamic world. Here, the papers move beyond the conventional frames of reference, and investigate issues of identity, consciousness and historical memory among the Turks once they entered the Islamic fold. The second deals with the Seljuq architecture and educational system which reveals the Islamic world as an integrated entity. The third the Turks in the Indian subcontinent addresses neglected themes in Mughal historiography. The fourth scrutinizes the contribution of the Turks in the field of cartography and geography. The final essay re-examines the rise of the Safavids in light of new evidence.

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Author:   Ismail Poonawala (, Professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California at Los Angeles)
Publisher:   OUP India
Imprint:   OUP India
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.582kg
ISBN:  

9780198092209

ISBN 10:   0198092202
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   06 April 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Note on transliteration; Abbreviations for Periodicals; Notes on the contributors; Preface; ISMAIL K. POONAWALA; Introduction; ISMAIL K. POONAWALA; Part I: Cultural changes among the Turks and their emergence in the Islamic world; 1. Eternal Stones: Historical memory and notions of history among the early Turkic peoples; PETER B. GOLDEN; 2. The Waqf as an instrument of cultural transformation in Seljuq Anatolia; GARY LEISER; 3. The appearance of the Turks in the Islamic world; CLIFFORD EDMUND BOSWORTH; Part II: The Seljuqs and their legacy; 4. Brick versus stone: Seljuq architecture in Iran and Anatolia; ROBERT HILLENBRAND; 5. The Nizamiyya madrasas; CAROLE HILLENBRAND; Part III: The Turks in the Indian Subcontinent; 6. Trans-regional contacts and relationships: Turks, Mongols and the Delhi Sultanate in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; SUNIL KUMAR; 7. The Great Mughals: Relationships, emotions and monuments; FRANCIS ROBINSON; 8. Turkish language and literature in Medieval and early modern India; PÉRI BENEDEK; Part IV: Turkish achievements in cartography and geography; 9. Piri Reis as a Renaissance Ottoman Turk; SVAT SOUCEK; 10. Evliya Çelebis expeditions on the Nile; ROBERT DANKOFF; Part V: Turkish connection of the Safavids; 11. Revisiting Safavid origins in light of some contemporary documents; ALI ANOOSHAHR; Index

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Ismail Kurban Husein Poonawala is Professor of Arabic & Islamic Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California at Los Angeles.

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