The Ghazi Sultans and the Frontiers of Islam: A comparative study of the late medieval and early modern periods

by Ali Anooshahr

The Ghazi Sultans were frontier holy-warrior kings of late medieval and early modern Islamic history. This book is a comparative study of three particular Ghazis in the Muslim world at that time, demonstrating the extent to which these men were influenced by the actions and writings of their predecessors in shaping strategy and the way in which they saw themselves.

Using a broad range of Persian, Arabic and Turkish texts, the author offers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138780103
• ISBN13: 9781138780101
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"