Qazaqliq, or, Ambitious brigandage, and the formation of the Qazaqs : : state and identity in post-Mongol central Eurasia / / by Joo-Yup Lee.

• Superior document: Studies in Persian cultural history, v. 8
• Author: Lee, Joo-Yup.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2016]
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Persian Cultural History 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource ((xiv, 238 pages).
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In Qazaqlïq , or Ambitious Brigandage , and the Formation of the Qazaqs Joo-Yup Lee examines the formation of new group identities, with a focus on the Qazaqs, in post-Mongol Central Eurasia within the context of qazaqlïq , or the qazaq way of life, a custom of political vagabondage widespread among the Turko-Mongolian peoples of Central Asia and the Qipchaq Steppe during the post-Mongol period. Utilizing a broad range of original sources, the book suggests that the Qazaqs, as well as the Shibanid Uzbeks and Ukrainian Cossacks, came into existence as a result of the qazaq , or “ambitious brigand,” activities of their founders, providing a new paradigm for understanding state formation and identity in post-Mongol Central Eurasia.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Use and Meaning of the Term Qazaq in Post-Mongol Central Eurasia: An Examination of the Qazaqlïq Phenomenon and its Historical Significance -- 2 The Quasi-Qazaqlïq Activities and Quasi-Qazaq Groups in Pre-Mongol and Mongol Central Eurasia -- 3 The Qazaq, or Cossack, Groups of the Black Sea Steppes -- 4 The Qazaqlïq of Two Rival Chinggisid Clans: The Formation of the Qazaqs and the Shibanid Uzbeks -- 5 The Formation of a Separate Qazaq Identity -- 6 The Legend of Alash Khan and the Genealogy of the Uzbeks -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: The Use of the Terms Qazaq and Qazaqlïq in Written and Oral Sources -- Appendix 2: The Characterization of Qazaq and Qazaqlïq by Modern Historians and Turkologists -- Bibliography -- Index.