Aspects of Altaic Civilization II (Uralic and Altaic)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: July 29, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780700709342
Subjects: Anthropology; Cultural studies; European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland); Sociology; Social Science; Ethnic Issues; Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe); Russia; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies
First sentence: We read in Rashid al-Din's version of the Oghuz-nama how Oghuz, at the beginning of his conquest, when he is preparing to set out against the Kerel and Bashghird, gives orders for the old and feeble amongst his followers to be left behind in a place near Almaliq called Aq Qaya or "White Rock."