A History of Herat : : From Chingiz Khan to Tamerlane /

A History of Herat : : From Chingiz Khan to Tamerlane / / Shivan Mahendrarajah.

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Shows how and why an ancient city destroyed and then rebuilt by Mongols became again the ‘Pearl’ of the Iranian eastEstablishes a sequence and chronology for the Mongol attacks in eastern IranIncludes a political-military history of the Kart dynasty, from their founding in 649/1251 by Möngke Qaʾan,...

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Mahendrarajah, Shivan,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
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Physical Description:1 online resource (382 p.) :; 11 B/W illustrations 6 B/W tables 11 black and white illustrations, 6 tables and 4 maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Abbreviations
  • Note on Transliteration
  • Acknowledgments
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • PART I. IMPERIAL AND LOCAL HISTORIES: MONGOLS AND KARTS
  • Prolegomenon: The Early Period: 615–76/1218–78
  • 1 Mongol Invasions of Khurasan
  • 2 Mongol Imperial Policies and Herat
  • Prolegomenon: The Middle Period: 677–729/1278–1329
  • 3 Turmoil in Herat and Khurasan
  • 4 Stability in Herat and Khurasan
  • Prolegomenon: The Late Period: 729–83/1329–81
  • 5 From Ilkhanate to Independent Kingdom
  • 6 From Kartid Sultanate to Tamerlane
  • Part One: Reflections and Conclusions
  • PART II. SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL RENEWAL IN HERAT
  • 7 Early Efforts to Revive Agriculture and Commerce
  • 8 Later Efforts to Revive Agriculture and Commerce
  • 9 Urban Renewal and Cultural Renaissance
  • 10 Fortified Landscape of Herat and its Environs
  • Part Two: Reflections and Conclusions
  • Glossary
  • Appendix 1 Genealogical and Dynastic Charts
  • Appendix 2 Land and Water Use
  • Appendix 3 Urban Development in the Kartid Period
  • Appendix 4 Settlements and Population
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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