1st Edition
The Mongols in the Islamic Lands Studies in the History of the Ilkhanate
The Mongols had a profound effect on the regions that they ruled in the eastern Muslim world, from the first Mongol invasion in 1219 through the breakup of the Ilkhanate in 1335 and the various, short-lived successor states. The influence of their rule - positive as well as negative - on the peoples of Iran and the neighboring countries can be seen in such diverse areas as demography, economics, art and other types of material culture, intellectual and religious life, military affairs, government, etc. This book brings together a series of studies that deal with some of these aspects in the state established around 1260 by Hülegü, grandson of Chinggis Khan: the development of the land-tenure system; the title ilkhan; the use of Arabic sources for the history of the Ilkhanate; the eventual conversion of the Mongols to Islam; and - most prominently - the ongoing war with the Mamluk Sultanate to the west.
Biography
Professor Reuven Amitai holds the Eliyahu Elath Chair for the History of the Muslim Peoples, and is Director of The Nehemia Levtzion Center for Islamic Studies and a member of The Institute of Asian and African Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
’Il volume di Amitai ripercorre con lucidità e acume i decenni di vita di questo organismo politico affrontandone gli aspetti meno noti e quelli già oggetto di dispute scientifiche. L'analisi della documentazione e una non comune padronanza linguistica permettono all'Autore di offrire alla comunità degli studiosi un volume miscellaneo, scritto in anni di lavoro, ma tutto sommato organico e assai attuale. D'altra parte i meriti di questo studioso sono ormai molti e l'oggetto della nostra recensione non fa che confermarli tutti.’ Archivio Storico Italiano