{"product_id":"timurids-in-transition-turko-persian-politics-and-acculturation-in-medieval-iran-9789004160316","title":"Timurids in Transition: Turko-Persian Politics and Acculturation in Medieval Iran","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did the the descendants of Tamerlane, collectively known as the Timurids, make the transition from a nomadic empire to a sedentary polity based on the Perso-Islamic model , and what effect did the process of transition have on their Turko-Mongolian customs and identity? This volume seeks to answer these questions by utilizing the Weberian concepts of the “routinization” of charismatic authority and the patrimonial household state. Focusing on the period of the last Timurid ruler,  Sulṭān-Ḥusain Bayqara (1469–1506), the author examines the impact of the introduction of Persian modes of bureaucratic administration on the evolution of Timurid government and describes the development of the agrarian economy of the eastern Iranian province of Khorasan through the Islamic institution of the pious endowment.    Based on an exceptionally broad range of sources in Persian, Arabic, and Turkic languages,  the book provides a new paradigm for understanding the Timurids within the framework of post-Mongol history and offers fresh insights into Turko-Persian relations and the problem of acculturation in medieval Iran.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thoroughly researched and elegantly presented, this volume offers valuable insights into questions that stand at the heart of medieval Islamic and Central Asian history.\" Ron Sela (Indiana University), Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 68:2 (2009)  'Subtelny has produced a fine book, which draws on an extremely impressive range of sources, many of them still unpublished, and remains clear and admirably readable even wehn dealing with intractable matters like agronomy and fiscal management.' Peter Jackson, Keel University, Speculum July 2009.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION AND STYLE MAPS, TABLES, AND ILLUSTRATIONS  INTRODUCTION  CHAPTER ONE. THE ROUTINIZATION OF CHARISMA: THE TIMURID PATRIMONIAL HOUSEHOLD STATE   CHAPTER TWO. POLITICAL VAGABOND TO POTENTATE: THE CAREER OF SULṬĀN-ḤUSAIN BAYQARA  CHAPTER THREE. THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE: CENTRALIZING REFORMS AND THEIR OPPONENTS   CHAPTER FOUR. THE SEARCH FOR LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS: KHORASAN AND THE AGRICULTURAL IMPERATIVE  CHAPTER FIVE. PIETY AND PRAGMATISM: THE ROLE OF THE ISLAMIC ENDOWMENT  CHAPTER SIX. SAINTS AND SCRIBES: TIMURID SHRINES AS VEHICLES FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGROMANAGEMENT   CONCLUSION  APPENDIX ONE. SURVEY OF ENDOWMENT DEEDS FROM THE TIMURID PERIOD  APPENDIX TWO. A TIMURID DEED OF ENDOWMENT: THE VAQFIYYA OF AFAQ BEGIM  APPENDIX THREE. AN EDICT OF SULṬĀN-ABŪ SA‘ĪD CONCERNING COMPLETION OF THE GULISTĀN DAM AT MASHHAD APPENDIX FOUR. A DIPLOMA OF APPOINTMENT ISSUED BY SULṬĀN-ḤUSAIN FOR THE SUPERVISOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT THE ‘ALID SHRINE AT BALKH APPENDIX FIVE. BILLS OF PURCHASE AND SALE RELATING TO THE PRIVATIZATION OF STATE LAND IN THE BALKH REGION BY SULṬĀN-ḤUSAIN  FACSIMILE EDITION BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210607255895,"sku":"9789004160316","price":146.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/timurids-in-transition-turko-persian-politics-and-acculturation-in-medieval-iran-9789004160316","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}