Who were the Türkmen of Ottoman and Safavid lands? An overlooked early modern identity

This essay examines the history of the term Türkmen in western Asia, and asks how its significance changed with the spread of Ottoman and Safavid power in the early modern era. Although it always maintained its core connotation of uncouth tribes, the meaning of the term became more complex (and at t...

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Main Author: Karamustafa, Ali (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter [2020]
In: Der Islam
Year: 2020, Volume: 97, Issue: 2, Pages: 476-499
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