Title: Turkish Myth and Muslim Symbol
Description: This volume contributes to historical scholarship on Turkey by focusing on its key foundational myth, the battle of Manzikert in 1071. Translations and a close analysis of all the extant Muslim sources which deal with the battle are provided in the book.
Subjects: Turkey, history, Manzikert, Battle of, Turkey, 1071, Schlacht, Nationalbewusstsein, Geschichtsschreibung, Islam