Sinor, Denis. "Some Latin Sources on the Khanate of Uzbek." In Essays on Uzbek History, Culture, and Language, edited by Bakhtiyar A. Nazarov, Denis Sinor, and Devin A. DeWeese, 110-119. Indiana University Uralic and Altaic Series, v. 156, edited by Dennis Sinor. Bloomington: Indiana University, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, 1993.
"Uzbek, Khan of the Golden Horde (r. 1313-1342)," is known as "the first khan of the Golden Horde to adopt Islam as a state religion" and "ruler of the Uzbek nation" (p. 110). Even though Islam was the state religion under his rule, the Latin sources reviewed here by Sinor show that he maintained religious tolerance with Mongols and Christians.
Descriptors: 1990s, archival, biography, chapter, historical, history, pre-Tsarist, S, Uzbeks.
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Levi, Scott C. and Ron Sela. Islamic Central Asia: An Anthology of Historical Sources. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2010.
Levi and Sela's anthology is a great compilation of a diverse type of Central Asian historical and literary works from the Seventh to the Nineteenth Centuries, many of which are not widely accessible in English. Each work contains a brief introduction and then a sample (the complete text in some cases) of the subject text translated into English. Even though its title states "Islamic Central Asia," many of the works are not Islamic, but important historical works. The Acknowledgments are very important as they give the bibliographic citations for the sources of the works included in this book.
Sections: Acknowledgments; Introduction; Central Asia in the Early Islamic Period, Seventh to Tenth Centuries; Encounter with the Turks; The Mongol Empire; Timur and the Timurids; Central Asia in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; Central Asia in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; Glossary; Index. Descriptors: 2010s, anthology, historical, history, L, literature, pre-Tsarist, S, Soviet, Tsarist
Levi and Sela's anthology is a great compilation of a diverse type of Central Asian historical and literary works from the Seventh to the Nineteenth Centuries, many of which are not widely accessible in English. Each work contains a brief introduction and then a sample (the complete text in some cases) of the subject text translated into English. Even though its title states "Islamic Central Asia," many of the works are not Islamic, but important historical works. The Acknowledgments are very important as they give the bibliographic citations for the sources of the works included in this book.
Sections: Acknowledgments; Introduction; Central Asia in the Early Islamic Period, Seventh to Tenth Centuries; Encounter with the Turks; The Mongol Empire; Timur and the Timurids; Central Asia in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; Central Asia in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; Glossary; Index. Descriptors: 2010s, anthology, historical, history, L, literature, pre-Tsarist, S, Soviet, Tsarist
DeWeese, Devin. "A Neglected Source on Central Asian History: The 17th Century Yasavi Hagiography, Manaqib Al-Akhyar." In Essays on Uzbek History, Culture, and Language, edited by Bakhtiyar A. Nazarov, Denis Sinor, and Devin A. DeWeese, 38-50. Indiana University Uralic and Altaic Series, v. 156, edited by Dennis Sinor. Bloomington: Indiana University, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, 1993.
DeWeese in this chapter reviews the Manaqib Al-Akhyar, a hagiographical account completed by Muhammad Qasim in 1626. According to DeWeese this account contains valuable information on the history of Central Asia and the Yasavi and Nashqabandi Sufi tariqas. Descriptors: 1990s, archival, chapter, D, historical, literature, pre-Tsarist, Sufism
DeWeese in this chapter reviews the Manaqib Al-Akhyar, a hagiographical account completed by Muhammad Qasim in 1626. According to DeWeese this account contains valuable information on the history of Central Asia and the Yasavi and Nashqabandi Sufi tariqas. Descriptors: 1990s, archival, chapter, D, historical, literature, pre-Tsarist, Sufism
Frank, Allen J. and Mirkasyim A. Usmanov, eds. An Islamic Biographical Dictionary of the Eastern Kazakh Steppe, 1770-1912: Khalidi, Qurban-'Ali. Brill's Inner Asian Library, Vol. 12, edited by Nicola Di Cosmo, Devin Deweese and Caroline Humphrey. Leiden: Brill, 2005.
This book, which was written between 1911 and 1913, contains many short biographies translated into English of Muslim figures in the eastern Kazakh steppe. Qurban-'Ali Khalidi, the author, lived from 1846 to 1913. He was a chief judge (qazi/qadi) for local Turkic Muslims and was accomplished in Qur'an recitation and Islamic law.
Contents: Introduction (The Author and his Works; Islam in Eastern Kazakhstan and Dzungaria; Islamic Biographical Dictionaries in Imperial Russia; The Manuscript: Its Scope, Sources, and Language; Editor's Notes on the Edition); the Dictionary (English Translation and Notes; Turkic Text)
This book, which was written between 1911 and 1913, contains many short biographies translated into English of Muslim figures in the eastern Kazakh steppe. Qurban-'Ali Khalidi, the author, lived from 1846 to 1913. He was a chief judge (qazi/qadi) for local Turkic Muslims and was accomplished in Qur'an recitation and Islamic law.
Contents: Introduction (The Author and his Works; Islam in Eastern Kazakhstan and Dzungaria; Islamic Biographical Dictionaries in Imperial Russia; The Manuscript: Its Scope, Sources, and Language; Editor's Notes on the Edition); the Dictionary (English Translation and Notes; Turkic Text)
Babur Padshah Ghazi, Zahiru'd-din Muhammad. Babur - Nama (Memoirs of Babur). Translated by Annette Susannah Beveridge. New Delhi: Oriental Books. Reprint, 1970. First published in 1922 by Annette Beveridge.
Babur (1483-1530) was the founder of the Moghul Dynasty in India. The Baburnama is his autobiography written in Turki text. It follows, Babur's rule from Samarqand, through Kabul and other cities, and to India. In the work, Babur keeps track of time according to Muslim prayers and holidays and he discusses his practice of Islam with regard to such items as drinking/refraining from alcohol consumption.
Babur (1483-1530) was the founder of the Moghul Dynasty in India. The Baburnama is his autobiography written in Turki text. It follows, Babur's rule from Samarqand, through Kabul and other cities, and to India. In the work, Babur keeps track of time according to Muslim prayers and holidays and he discusses his practice of Islam with regard to such items as drinking/refraining from alcohol consumption.
Hajib, Yusuf Khass. Wisdom of Royal Glory (Kutadgu Bilig): A Turko-Islamic Mirror for Princes. Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 16., edited by Richard L. Chambers. Translated by Robert Dankoff. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1983.
The Karakhanid Turks embraced Islam in 961. About one hundred years later, Yusuf Hass Hajib wrote the Qutadgu Bilig in Karakhanid or Middle Turkic and presented it to the Karakhanid Khan. There are four major characters in this work: 1) Rising Sun (the king who represents justice), 2) Full Moon (the Vizier who represents fortune), 3) Highly Praised (a sage who represents intellect/wisdom, and 4) Wide Awake (a ascetic who represents man’s last end). The work is Islamic and gives advice to future generations.
The Karakhanid Turks embraced Islam in 961. About one hundred years later, Yusuf Hass Hajib wrote the Qutadgu Bilig in Karakhanid or Middle Turkic and presented it to the Karakhanid Khan. There are four major characters in this work: 1) Rising Sun (the king who represents justice), 2) Full Moon (the Vizier who represents fortune), 3) Highly Praised (a sage who represents intellect/wisdom, and 4) Wide Awake (a ascetic who represents man’s last end). The work is Islamic and gives advice to future generations.
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