Ali Anooshahr: 2 books
Turkestan and the Rise of Eurasian Empires
A Study of Politics and Invented Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
It has long been known that the origins of the early modern dynasties of the Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals, Mongols, and Shibanids in the sixteenth century go back to "Turco-Mongol" or "Turcophone" war bands. However, too often has this connection been taken at face value, usually along the lines of...
The Ghazi Sultans and the Frontiers of Islam
A comparative study of the late medieval and early modern periods
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
The Ghazi Sultans were frontier holy-warrior kings of late medieval and early modern Islamic history. This book is a comparative study of three particular Ghazis in the Muslim world at that time, demonstrating the extent to which these men were influenced by the actions and writings of their predecessors...