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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823957903321

Autore

Tetley Gillies <1930->

Titolo

The Ghaznavid and Seljuq Turks : poetry as a source for Iranian history / / G.E. Tetley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-134-08439-0

1-281-83717-2

9786611837174

0-203-89409-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the history of Iran and Turkey

Disciplina

891.551009

955/.024

Soggetti

Ghaznevids

Seljuks - Iran - History

Literature and history

Poets, Persian

Persian poetry - 747-1500 - History and criticism

Iran History 640-1256

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE PERIOD: The Turkish element; 2 FARRUKHI SISTANI: His biography, background and patrons to 420/1029; 3 FARRUKHI SISTANI: His biography and patrons from 420/1029 to the end of his career; 4 MU'IZZI: Biography to 485/1092, background, personality; 5 MU'IZZI: Biography, career and patrons, from 485/1092 to the end of Berkyaruq's reign (498/1105); 6 MU'IZZI: Life under Sanjar as Malik, 498/1105 to 510/1117

7 MU'IZZI: The final phase. Life under Sanjar as Sultan, 510/1117 to c.518/1124-27BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This new view on aspects of the Ghaznavid and Seljuk dynasties concentrates on the relationship of the panegyric poets Farrukhi Sistani



(c.995-1032) and Mu'izzi (c.1045-1127) to the Ghaznavid and Seljuk rulers and dignitaries for whom they wrote. Dr Tetley investigates the reliability of the historical information which may be gathered from the poems, and draws comparisons with other historical sources.A solid and impressive work of learning, of interest to scholars in Oriental Studies, Medieval Literature, and History, The Ghaznavid and Seljuk Turks: Poetry as a Source for Irani