A history of inner Asia. / Svatopluk Soucek.

By: Soucek, SvatoplukContributor(s): Svatopluk SoucekMaterial type: TextTextPublisher number: : Amazon.in | : Repro Books , Khasra no.1319,172,911 , Village Malpura, Dharuhera, District Rewari- 123110Publication details: , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2000Description: xiii, 369 pages : maps : 24cmISBN: 9780521651691Subject(s): History | Mongolia History | Central Asia | China HistoryDDC classification: 958 SOU
Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE The beginnings; CHAPTER TWO The Kök Turks, the Chinese expansion, and the Arab conquest; CHAPTER THREE The Samanids; CHAPTER FOUR The Uighur kingdom of Qocho; CHAPTER FIVE The Qarakhanids; CHAPTER SIX Seljukids and Ghaznavids; CHAPTER SEVEN The conquering Mongols; CHAPTER EIGHT The Chaghatayids; CHAPTER NINE Timur and the Timurids; CHAPTER TEN The last Timurids and the first Uzbeks; CHAPTER ELEVEN The Shaybanids
Summary: The author charts the history of Inner Asia from the arrival of Islam. The contemporary focus rests on the seven countries which comprise Eurasia. Since 1991, a divergent literature has evolved responding to renewed interest in the region. No comprehensive survey exists however and Soucek's book will fill the gap
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Maps; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE The beginnings; CHAPTER TWO The Kök Turks, the Chinese expansion, and the Arab conquest; CHAPTER THREE The Samanids; CHAPTER FOUR The Uighur kingdom of Qocho; CHAPTER FIVE The Qarakhanids; CHAPTER SIX Seljukids and Ghaznavids; CHAPTER SEVEN The conquering Mongols; CHAPTER EIGHT The Chaghatayids; CHAPTER NINE Timur and the Timurids; CHAPTER TEN The last Timurids and the first Uzbeks; CHAPTER ELEVEN The Shaybanids

The author charts the history of Inner Asia from the arrival of Islam. The contemporary focus rests on the seven countries which comprise Eurasia. Since 1991, a divergent literature has evolved responding to renewed interest in the region. No comprehensive survey exists however and Soucek's book will fill the gap

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