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The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane Beatrice Forbes Manz (Tufts University, Massachusetts)

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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.

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The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane by Beatrice Forbes Manz (Tufts University, Massachusetts)

The great nomad conqueror Tamerlane rose to power in 1370 in the ruins of the Mongol Empire and led his armies of conquest from Russia to India, from Turkestan to Anatolia. In this, 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.

The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane Reviews

'It should be said at once that this is an excellent book.' Charles Melville, BSOAS
'In thirty years' time this book will still look like a turning point.' Peter Allen, Society for South Asia Studies
'Beatrice Manz has established the standards and criteria upon which all future studies of the warlord conqueror must be based.' John E. Woods, International Journal of Middle-East Studies

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

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GOR002838696

ISBN 13

9780521633840

ISBN 10

0521633842

Title

The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane by Beatrice Forbes Manz (Tufts University, Massachusetts)

Author

Beatrice Forbes Manz (Tufts University, Massachusetts)

Series

Canto original series

Condition

Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year published

19990325

Number of pages

248

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The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane Beatrice Forbes Manz (Tufts University, Massachusetts)

The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane by Beatrice Forbes Manz (Tufts University, Massachusetts)

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