The Ghazi Sultans and the Frontiers of Islam : a comparative study of the late medieval and early modern periods /

Anooshahr, Ali, 1975-

The Ghazi Sultans and the Frontiers of Islam : a comparative study of the late medieval and early modern periods / Ali Anooshahr. - First issued in paperback 2014. - Abingdon : Routledge, 2014. - 196 p. ; 23 cm. - Routledge studies in Middle Eastern history ; 9 . - Routledge studies in Middle Eastern history ; 9. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-192) and index.

Introduction -- How Babur became a ghazi -- Disclaiming Tamerlane's inheritance, and the rise of the Mughal Empire -- The origins of the ghazi king -- Inventing the image of the founder king -- The triad of kings -- Tatars and Ottomans -- The ghazas of Sultan Murad II -- Conclusion.

9781138780101 (pbk)

2008023509

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Babur, Emperor of Hindustan, 1483-1530.
Murad II, Sultan of the Turks, 1404-1451.


Middle East--Kings and rulers.
Middle East--History.
Mogul Empire--History.
Turkey--History--1288-1453.

DS38.7 / .A615 2014

956.015


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