This book provides a novel approach to the history of medieval Anatolia by analysing political, religious and cultural developments in the region of Kastamonu during the reign of the Chobanid dynasty (c. 1211-1309).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction 1. A Territory in Transformation: The Political and Intellectual Context of Anatolia in the 13th Century 2. A Political History of the Chobanid Dynasty 3. Literary and Architectural Patronage under the Chobanids 4. A Mirror for Princes for the Chobanids: Re-Interpreting the Siyar al-muluk 5. Islam under the Chobanids: Between Heresy and the Ulama 6. Socio-Political Aspects of North-Western Anatolia in the 13th Century 7. Epilogue: A 'Proto-Beylik' in 13th-Century Kastamonu
