24. Governors of Tur Abdin

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents vi
3. Author’s Preface ix
4. Translator’s Introduction xi
5. 1. Sources of This Book 1
6. 2. Boundaries of the Mountain (Tur Abdin), its People and Name 3
7. 3. The Introduction of Christianity to Tur Abdin 5
8. 4. Ascetics Who Flourished in the Mountain (Tur Abdin) 7
9. 5. Fortresses of Tur Abdin 11
10. 6. Towns and Villages of Tur Abdin 15
11. 7. Churches of Tur Abdin 17
12. 8. Monasteries of Tur Abdin 19
13. 9. The Monastery of Qartmin 21
14. 10. Other Patriarchs and Maphrians of Tur Abdin 27
15. 11. Outstanding Native Bishops of Tur Abdin 29
16. 12. Accounts of Syrian Church Historians About the Monastery of Qartmin 53
17. 13. Accounts of Syrian Historians About the Affairs of Tur Abdin 63
18. 14. Miscellaneous Chronicles on Tur Abdin Derived From Ancient Syriac Manuscripts Preserved in Churches and Monasteries 81
19. 15. Ancient Syriac Inscriptions in Tur Abdin on Stones, Tombs (Epitaphs) and Front Doors of Churches and Monasteries 89
20. 16. The Secession of Tur Abdin From the Apostolic See 95
21. 17. Dioceses of Tur Abdin 101
22. 18. Learned Men and Writers Educated in Tur Abdin 103
23. 19. Syrian Calligraphers of Tur Abdin 109
24. 20. Mar Shim’un (Simon) Zaytuni 113
25. 21. The Family of Tuma Sharqi (Easterner) 115
26. 22. Family of the Notable Saba of Basibrina—The Twelfth Century 1110–1200? 117
27. 23. The Muhallamiyya 119
28. 24. Governors of Tur Abdin 121
29. 25. Ayyubid Kings (Lords) of Hisn Kifa 123
30. 26. Kurdish Bakhti Rulers 127
31. 27. Manslaughter and Devastation Inflicted by Izz al-Din Scher and Musawwar Beg in the Year 1855 131
32. 28. Warfare and Calamities Afflicting Tur Abdin 133
33. 29. Persecution of the Armeninas and Syrians in 1895 135
34. 30. Vehement Persecution (of the Christians) During World War I 137
35. About the Translator 139
36. 31. Index 141