Title
- Cambridge Studies In Islamic Civilization
Attribution
Michal BiranPublication Details
BookCambridge University Press2005Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) DS329.4 .B57 2005 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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Description
The empire of the Qara Khitai, which was one of the least known and most fascinating dynasties in the history of Central Asia, existed for nearly a century before it was conquered by the Mongols in 1218. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
Notes
- Glossary and bibliography also in Chinese
Contents
- I: Political history
- From Liao to Western Liao: Yelü Dashi and the establishment of the Qara Khitai empire
- The quiet period
- the reign of Yelü Yilie and the empresses
- The fall: between the Khw¯arazm Sh¯ah and the Mongols
- II: Aspects of cultural and institutional history
- China
- Nomads
- Islam
ISBN
- 0521842263
- 9780521842266
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