The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane

A full study of the great nomad conqueror, Tamerlane.

Zusammenfassung
In the first full study of an extraordinary person, Beatrice Forbes Manz examines Tamerlane as the founder of a nomad conquest dynasty and as a supremely talented individual, raising many current questions about the mechanisms of state formation, the dynamics of tribal politics, and the relations of tribes to central leadership.

Inhalt
1. Introduction; 2. The Ulus Chaghatay in the mid fourteenth century; 3. Temür's rise to power: the politics of the Ulus Chaghatay; 4. Temür's army of conquest: the Ulus Chaghatay; 5. Temür's army of conquest: outsiders and conquered peoples; 6. Structure and function in Temür's administration; 7. The struggle for succession; 8. Conclusion; Appendix A. The powers of the Ulus Chaghatay; Appendix B. Members of Temür's family; Appendix C. The formal administrative structure; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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