The Ghazi sultans and the frontiers of Islam
Subtitle: a comparative study of the late medieval and early modern periods
By: Ali Anooshahr.
Series: Routledge studies in Middle Eastern history -- 9.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780415463607; 9780203886656
Subjects: Babur, -- Emperor of Hindustan, -- 1483-1530; Murat -- II, -- Sultan of the Turks, -- 1404-1451; Middle East -- Kings and rulers; Middle East -- History; Mogul Empire -- History; Turkey -- History -- 1288-1453
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: How Babur became a Ghazi; title: Disclaiming Tamerlane's inheritance and the rise of the Mughal Empire; title: The origins of the Ghazi king; title: Inventing the image of the founder king; title: The triad of kings; title: Tatars and Ottomans; title: The Ghazas of Sultan Murad II; title: Conclusion.