3. Sovereignty, Legitimacy and the Contest with the Caliphate

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Box Text vi
4. Illustrations vii
5. Abbreviations x
6. Note on Transliteration, Conventions and Geographical Terminology xii
7. Acknowledgements xiii
8. Introduction 1
9. 1. The Rise of the Seljuks: From the Eurasian Steppe to the Gates of Cairo, c. 965–1092 20
10. 2. Crisis, Consolidation and Collapse: The Great Seljuk Empire and the Sultanate of Iraq, 1092–1194 72
11. 3. Sovereignty, Legitimacy and the Contest with the Caliphate 124
12. 4. The Dargāh: Courts and Court Life 156
13. 5. The Kuttāb: Bureaucrats and Administration 189
14. 6. The ‘Askar: The Seljuk Military 216
15. 7. Religion and the Seljuk Empire 246
16. 8. The Economic and Social Organisation of the Seljuk Lands 286
17. Conclusion: The Seljuk Legacy 315
18. Appendix I. Regnal Dates of Seljuk Sultans, ‘Abbasid Caliphs, Khwarazmshahs and Principal Atabegs1 323
19. Appendix II. Genealogical Chart of the Seljuk Sultans 326
20. Appendix III. Chronological Outline 327
21. Glossary 332
22. Bibliography 338
23. Index 361