| The History of the Seljuq Turks: The Saljuq-nama of Zahir al-Din Nishpuri Contributor(s): Bosworth, Edmund (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0700713425 ISBN-13: 9780700713424 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: During the twelfth century Zahir al-Din Nishapuri wrote a succinct history in Persian of the tribal group the Seljuq Turks. This annotated translation of Nishapuri's Seljuq-nama introduces a new series of translated historical texts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Turkey & Ottoman Empire - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 955.024 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Iran and Turkey |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.3" W x 8.14" (0.85 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Turkey |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nishapuri flourished in the 12th century and wrote a succinct history in Persian of the Saljuq Turks, a tribal group from Central Asia who in the 11th century established a vast empire, enduring for some century and a half and bringing about lasting changes to the ethnic composition and the patterns of land utilisation in the northern tier of the Middle East. |