The Great Seljuk Empire.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (394 pages)
- The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires .
- The Edinburgh History of the Islamic Empires .
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Box Text -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Note on Transliteration, Conventions and Geographical Terminology -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Rise of the Seljuks -- 2 Crisis, Consolidation and Collapse -- 3 The Contest with the Caliphate -- 4 The Dargāh: Courts and Court Life -- 5 The Kuttāb: Bureaucrats and Administration -- 6 The 'Askar: The Seljuk Military -- 7 Religion and the Seljuk Empire -- 8 Economic and Social Organisation -- Conclusion The Seljuk Legac -- Appendix I Regnal Dates of Seljuk Sultans, 'Abbasid Caliphs, Khwarazmshahs and Principal Atabegs -- Appendix II Genealogical Chart of the Seljuk Sultans -- Appendix III Chronological Outline -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
The first English language general history of the Great Seljuk Empire outlines its chronological history and will explores its religious and institutional history.