Author: Ruy González de Clavijo
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415344891
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Covering thousands of miles, Clavijo's epic journey began and ended in Cadiz taking in Rhodes, Constantinople, the Black Sea, and Central Asia.
Embassy to Tamerlane, 1403-1406
Author: Ruy González de Clavijo
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415344891
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Covering thousands of miles, Clavijo's epic journey began and ended in Cadiz taking in Rhodes, Constantinople, the Black Sea, and Central Asia.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415344891
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Covering thousands of miles, Clavijo's epic journey began and ended in Cadiz taking in Rhodes, Constantinople, the Black Sea, and Central Asia.
Narrative of the Embassy of Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo to the Court of Timour at Samarcand, A.D. 1403-6
Author: Ruy González de Clavijo
Publisher:
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Medusa's Gaze
Author: Marina Belozerskaya
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199739315
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The long and intricate history of the beautifully carved Hellenistic style Egyptian bowl, from the days of Cleopatra to Constantinople, the French Revolution, and to near destruction by a deranged museum guard in 1925.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199739315
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The long and intricate history of the beautifully carved Hellenistic style Egyptian bowl, from the days of Cleopatra to Constantinople, the French Revolution, and to near destruction by a deranged museum guard in 1925.
Empires of the Steppes
Author: Kenneth W. Harl
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 036972268X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 695
Book Description
A narrative history of how Attila, Genghis Khan and the so-called barbarians of the steppes shaped world civilization. The barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes have played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These nomadic tribes have produced some of the world’s greatest conquerors: Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, among others. Their deeds still resonate today. Indeed, these nomads built long-lasting empires, facilitated the first global trade of the Silk Road and disseminated religions, technology, knowledge and goods of every description that enriched and changed the lives of so many across Europe, China and the Middle East. From a single region emerged a great many peoples—the Huns, the Mongols, the Magyars, the Turks, the Xiongnu, the Scythians, the Goths—all of whom went on to profoundly and irrevocably shape the modern world. In this new, comprehensive history, Professor Kenneth W. Harl vividly re-creates the lives and world of these often-forgotten peoples from their beginnings to the early modern age. Their brutal struggle to survive on the steppes bred a resilient, pragmatic people ever ready to learn from their more advanced neighbors. In warfare, they dominated the battlefield for over fifteen hundred years. Under charismatic rulers, they could topple empires and win their own.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 036972268X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 695
Book Description
A narrative history of how Attila, Genghis Khan and the so-called barbarians of the steppes shaped world civilization. The barbarian nomads of the Eurasian steppes have played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These nomadic tribes have produced some of the world’s greatest conquerors: Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, among others. Their deeds still resonate today. Indeed, these nomads built long-lasting empires, facilitated the first global trade of the Silk Road and disseminated religions, technology, knowledge and goods of every description that enriched and changed the lives of so many across Europe, China and the Middle East. From a single region emerged a great many peoples—the Huns, the Mongols, the Magyars, the Turks, the Xiongnu, the Scythians, the Goths—all of whom went on to profoundly and irrevocably shape the modern world. In this new, comprehensive history, Professor Kenneth W. Harl vividly re-creates the lives and world of these often-forgotten peoples from their beginnings to the early modern age. Their brutal struggle to survive on the steppes bred a resilient, pragmatic people ever ready to learn from their more advanced neighbors. In warfare, they dominated the battlefield for over fifteen hundred years. Under charismatic rulers, they could topple empires and win their own.
The Garden of the Eight Paradises
Author: Stephen Frederic Dale
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004137076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
A critical biography of Zah?r al-Din Muhammad B?bur, the founder, in 1526, of the Timurid-Mughal Empire of India, offering
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004137076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
A critical biography of Zah?r al-Din Muhammad B?bur, the founder, in 1526, of the Timurid-Mughal Empire of India, offering
Atlas of Medieval Europe
Author: Angus Mackay
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134806930
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Covering the period from the fall of the Roman Empire through to the beginnings of the Renaissance, this is an indispensable volume which brings the complex and colourful history of the Middle Ages to life. Key features: * geographical coverage extends to the broadest definition of Europe from the Atlantic coast to the Russian steppes * each map approaches a separate issue or series of events in Medieval history, whilst a commentary locates it in its broader context * as a body, the maps provide a vivid representation of the development of nations, peoples and social structures. With over 140 maps, expert commentaries and an extensive bibliography, this is the essential reference for those who are striving to understand the fundamental issues of this period.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134806930
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Covering the period from the fall of the Roman Empire through to the beginnings of the Renaissance, this is an indispensable volume which brings the complex and colourful history of the Middle Ages to life. Key features: * geographical coverage extends to the broadest definition of Europe from the Atlantic coast to the Russian steppes * each map approaches a separate issue or series of events in Medieval history, whilst a commentary locates it in its broader context * as a body, the maps provide a vivid representation of the development of nations, peoples and social structures. With over 140 maps, expert commentaries and an extensive bibliography, this is the essential reference for those who are striving to understand the fundamental issues of this period.
The Last Cæsars of Byzantium
Author: Louis Todière
Publisher:
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Category : Byzantine Empire
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Byzantine Empire
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Tamerlane and the Jews
Author: Michael Shterenshis
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113687366X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This book provides a general introduction to the history of Jewish life in 14th century Asia at the time of the conqueror Tamerlane (Timur). The author defines who are the Central Asian Jews, and describes the attitudes towards the Jews, and the historical consequences of this relationship with Tamerlane. Left alone to live within a stable empire, the Jews prospered under Tamerlane. In founding an empire, Tamerlane had delivered Central Asia from the last Mongols, and brought the nations of Transoxonia within the orbit of Persian civilisation. The Central Asian Jews accepted this spirit and preserved it until modern times in their language and culture.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113687366X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This book provides a general introduction to the history of Jewish life in 14th century Asia at the time of the conqueror Tamerlane (Timur). The author defines who are the Central Asian Jews, and describes the attitudes towards the Jews, and the historical consequences of this relationship with Tamerlane. Left alone to live within a stable empire, the Jews prospered under Tamerlane. In founding an empire, Tamerlane had delivered Central Asia from the last Mongols, and brought the nations of Transoxonia within the orbit of Persian civilisation. The Central Asian Jews accepted this spirit and preserved it until modern times in their language and culture.
The Monthly Magazine
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
History of Afghanistan
Author: Sykes
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317845870
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 905
Book Description
First published in 2007. This title combines two volumes of work; fifty-eight chapters dissecting the history of Afghanistan with sketch maps and illustrations throughout. Sykes argues that few countries present problems of greater interest to the historian than landlocked Afghanistan, the counterpart in Asia of Switzerland in Europe. Their studies cover the prehistory in the Near East, going through the history of each dynasty up to the early 1900s. A key text for historians, students and those interested in the complex history of the country.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317845870
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 905
Book Description
First published in 2007. This title combines two volumes of work; fifty-eight chapters dissecting the history of Afghanistan with sketch maps and illustrations throughout. Sykes argues that few countries present problems of greater interest to the historian than landlocked Afghanistan, the counterpart in Asia of Switzerland in Europe. Their studies cover the prehistory in the Near East, going through the history of each dynasty up to the early 1900s. A key text for historians, students and those interested in the complex history of the country.