The Jalayirids: Dynastic State Formation in the Mongol Middle East

Patrick Wing

Open Access Published by Edinburgh University Press 2016

The Jalayirids

Dynastic State Formation in the Mongol Middle East

Patrick Wing

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474402262

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About this book

The story of how one tribal family claimed the legacy of Chinggis Qan in Persia

The period of Middle Eastern history between the collapse of the Mongol Ilkhanate in 1335 and the rise of Timur (Tamerlane) at the end of the fourteenth century is commonly seen as a tumultuous time of political breakdown and disorder. This book helps to make sense of this confusing period by tracing the origins, history and memory of the Jalayirid dynasty, a family that succeeded the Mongol Ilkhans in Iran and Iraq in the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries and claimed to be the rightful heirs of the Chinggisid Mongols. The story of how the Jalayirids came to power is illustrative of the political dynamics that shaped much of the Mongol and post-Mongol period in the Middle East.

Key Features

Shows how the Jalayirid sultans sought to preserve the social and political order of the Ilkhanate while claiming they were the rightful heirs to its rulership
Considers the importance of controlling Azarbayjan and its major city Tabriz for the success of the Jalayirid dynasty
Examines the relationship between tribal and dynastic identity among the post-Mongol rulers in Iran, Iraq and AnatoliaIncludes maps and a genealogy of the Jalayirid Dynasty

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations for Primary and Secondary Source Texts Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1 Introduction and Sources for the History of the Jalayirids Open Access Download PDF	1
2 Tribes and the Chinggisid Empire Open Access Download PDF	29
3 The Jalayirs and the Early Ilkhanate Open Access Download PDF	48
4 From Tribal Amirs to Royal In-laws Open Access Download PDF	63
5 Crisis and Transition (1335–56) Open Access Download PDF	74
6 Shaykh Uvays and the Jalayirid Dynasty Open Access Download PDF	101
7 Dynastic Ideology during the Reign of Shaykh Uvays Open Access Download PDF	129
8 Challenges to the Jalayirid Order Open Access Download PDF	147
9 Conclusions and the Legacy of the Jalayirids Open Access Download PDF	185
Maps and Genealogical Chart Open Access Download PDF	202
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	209
Index Open Access Download PDF	224

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Other: 7 B/W illustrations 9 B/W tables (4 images, 9 tables, 3 maps)
Keywords: Islamic Studies

eBook

Published: January 18, 2016
ISBN: 9781474402262