History of Herat

From Chingiz Khan to Tamerlane

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Av Shivan Mahendrarajah, University of St Andrews_x000D_) Mahendrarajah, Shivan (Research Fellow in the School of History

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This book tells the history of Herat, from its desolation under Chingiz Khan in 1222, to its capitulation to Tamerlane in 1381. Unlike the other three quarters of Khurasan (Balkh, Marw, Nishapur), which were ravaged by the Mongols, Herat became an important political, cultural and economic centre of the eastern Islamic world. The post-Mongol age in which an autochthonous Tajik dynasty, the Kartids, ruled the region set the foundations for Herat's Timurid-era splendors. Divided into two parts (a political-military history and a social-economic history), the book explains why the Mongol Empire rebuilt Herat: its rationales and approaches; and Chinggisid internecine conflicts that impacted on Herat's people. It analyses the roles of Iranians, Turks and Mongols in regional politics; in devising fortifications; in restoring commercial and cultural edifices; and in resuscitating economic and cultural activities in the Herat Quarter.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-05-31
Mått156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt0 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieEdinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
Antal sidor382
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474499354

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Dr. Shivan Mahendrarajah is a Research Fellow (2021–24), School of History, University of St. Andrews, Scotland. He is the Managing Editor of Afghanistan: The Journal of the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies, which he co-founded in 2016. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.Shivan is the author of articles on Islam, Iran, Afghanistan, Mongols, and Timurids; on counter-insurgency, al-Qaida, and the Taliban movements of Afghanistan and Pakistan. His first monograph, The Sufi Saint of Jam, was published by Cambridge University Press (2021).

Introduction Part 1: Imperial and Local Histories: Mongols and KartsProlegomenon: The Early Period: 615–76/1218–78Chapter 1: Mongol Invasions of KhurasanChapter 2: Mongol Imperial Policies and HeratProlegomenon: The Middle Period: 677–729/1278–1329Chapter 3: Turmoil in Herat and KhurasanChapter 4: Stability in Herat and KhurasanProlegomenon: The Late Period: 729–83/1329–81Chapter 5: From Ilkhanate to Independent KingdomChapter 6: From Kartid Sultanate to TamerlanePart 1: Reflections and ConclusionsPart 2: Social, Economic, and Cultural Renewal in HeratChapter 7: Early Efforts to Revive Agriculture and CommerceChapter 8: Later Efforts to Revive Agriculture and CommerceChapter 9: Urban Renewal and Cultural RenaissanceChapter 10: Fortified Landscape of Herat and its EnvironsPart 2: Reflections and ConclusionsGlossary Appendix 1: Genealogical and Dynastic ChartsA1.1. The MongolsA1.2. The Il-Khans of PersiaA1.3. The Kart Dynasty of HeratA1.4. Kart-Jami marriagesAppendix 2: Land and Water UseTable A2.1: Cultivation and Land Use in Herat QuarterAppendix 3: Urban Development in the Kartid PeriodTable A3.1: Edifices Built/Re-Built in HeratAppendix 4: Settlements and PopulationBibliographyIndex

This study views the unfolding events and unraveling political shenanigans in Mongol Greater Iran from the viewpoint of Herat and its Persian Kartid rulers. The result is a fresh perspective on the Ilkhanate and the emergence of the Timurids. This History of Herat will undoubtedly become the standard textbook for the study of the region during this period, and future scholars will be extremely indebted to Shivan Mahendrarajah for the focused effort and attention to detail that went into this impressive work of research and analysis.