The Muslim Empires of the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals

ISBN-13: 9780521870955 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 362 str.

Stephen F. Dale

Opis

A comparative study of the politics, religion, and culture of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires between 1300 and 1923.

Recenzje

'Professor Dale deploys an impressive range of contemporary and modern sources in taking us through the intertwined history of the three empires.' Asian Affairs

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. India, Iran and Anatolia, 10th–16th centuries; 2. The rise of Muslim empires; 3. The legitimacy of monarchs and the institutions of empires; 4. The economies in c.1600; 5. Imperial cultures; 6. Golden ages: profane and sacred empires; 7. Imperial culture in the golden age; 8. Quests for a phoenix.