This book investigates the early history of the Seljuq Turks,
founders of one of the most important empires of the mediaeval
Islamic world, from their origins in the Eurasian steppe to their
conquest of Iran, Iraq and Anatolia. The first work available in a
western language on this important episode in Turkish and Islamic
history, this book offers a new understanding of the emergence of
this major nomadic empire
Focusing on perhaps the most important and least understood
phase, the transformation of the Seljuqs from tribesmen in Central
Asia to rulers of a great Muslim Empire, the author examines
previously neglected sources to demonstrate the central role of
tribalism in the evolution of their state. The book also seeks to
understand the impact of the invasions on the settled peoples of
the Middle East and the beginnings of Turkish settlement in the
region, which was to transform it demographically forever. Arguing
that the nomadic, steppe origins of the Seljuqs were of much
greater importance in determining the early development of the
empire than is usually believed, this book sheds new light on the
arrival of the Turks in the Islamic world.
A significant contribution to our understanding of the history
of the Middle East, this book will be of interest to scholars of
Byzantium as well as Islamic history, as well as Islamic studies
and anthropology.
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