The Ghaznavid and Seljuk Turks: Poetry as a Source for Iranian History (Routledge Studies in the History of Iran and Turkey)

by G . E . Tetley (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2008

  $146.94

  Focuses on the relationship of the panegyric poets Farrukhi Sistani and Mu'izzi to the Ghaznavid and Seljuk rulers and dignitaries for whom they wrote. This book investigates the reliability of the historical information which may be gathered from the poems, and draws comparisons with other historical sources.