Iranian Elites And Turkish Rulers A History Of Isfahan In The Saljuq Period David Durandgudy by David Durand-guédy instant download after payment.

The Salju¯q period of the eleventh and twelfth centuries saw the arrival in Iranof Türkmen nomads from Central Asia and the beginning of Turkish rule.Through the example of the city of Isfaha¯n, this book analyses the internal˙evolution of Iranian society in this period and the interaction of the Iranianelites and Turkish rulers.
Drawing on an analysis of a wide range of sources, including poetic andepistolary material, this study fills a historiographical gap and casts new lighton the two centuries prior to the Mongol invasion. This comprehensiveanalytical study deals with many crucial issues: the cultural divide betweenwestern and eastern Iran; the military potential of city-dwellers; the attitudeof the Turkish rulers towards cities and city life; the action of the famousvizier Niz.a¯m al-Mulk; the meaning of the Ismaili uprising; and above allthe structure of the local elite, organized into rival networks and largelyautonomous vis-à-vis state powers.
The study is enhanced by a variety of additional features, including exten-sive genealogical tables, Arabic script and maps. Providing a new understand-ing of the cultural identity of Iran, this book is an important contribution tothe study of the history of Iran and the medieval period.