The Ghazi Sultans and the Frontiers of Islam: A comparative study of the late medieval and early modern periods

ISBN-13: 9781138780101 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 208 str.

Ali Anooshahr

Opis

The Ghazi Sultans were the frontier holy warrior kings of late medieval & early modern Islamic history. This text presents a study across the Muslim world at that time & demonstrates the extent to which the Ghazis were influenced by the actions & writings of their predecessors in shaping policy & the way in which they saw themselves.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. How Babur became a Ghazi  2. Disclaiming Timur’s Inheritance and the Rise of the Mughal Empire  3. The Origins of the Ghazi King  4. Inventing the Image of the ‘Founder King’  5. The Triad of kings  6. Tatars and Ottomans  7. The Ghazas of Sultan Murad II.  Conclusion

O autorze

Ali Anooshahr teaches Comparative Pre-modern Islamic History at the University of California, Davis.