A History of the Second Türk Empire (Ca. 682-745 Ad)

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-46432-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 40, 316 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

Reihe: Brill's Inner Asian Library

This book is an outstanding work of scholarship, which builds on a long history of research and publication in this field dating to the 1890s. The author has made extensive use of Chinese sources in the original and prepared a new edition of the Old Turkic inscriptions. It also provides new views on the dating and authorship of the inscriptions. In short, it is the leading edition for scholarly use by Turkologists, but is also open to those interested in the history of the Early Turks and Medieval Central Eurasia. An essential source book and reference work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chen, Hao

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Map of the Second Türk Empire

The Ruling Lineage of the Second Türk Empire (682–745 AD)

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 History of the Early Türks

2 Overview of Political and Social Conditions on the Steppe

3 Previous Research

4 Questions and Sources

5 Why a New Edition of the Old Turkic Inscriptions?

6 Notes on Calendar

7 Notes on Transcribing Chinese Characters

1 Revival of Power

1 Unsuccessful Rebellion

2 Successful Uprising Led by Kutlug

3 The Base of the Türk Rebels: Çugay Mountain and Black Sand

4 Ashide Yuanzhen and Bilge Toñukuk

5 Campaigns of the Türk Army

6 Return to Ötüken

7 The Türk Campaign against Shandong

8 The Tripartite Alliance against the Türks

9 The Türk Campaign against the Kirkiz

10 Toñukuk’s Isolation in the Army

11 The Westward Campaign of the Türks

12 When Did Élteris Kagan Pass Away?

2 Years of Warfare

1 Honeymoon between the Türks and China

2 The Kitañ Rebellion against China

3 The Intervention of the Türks

4 The Türk Requirements for Military Aid

5 The Winner of the Kitañ-China War: The Türks

6 Breakdown of the Türk-China Negotiations

7 The Türks’ Second Wave of Attacks on China

8 The Türks’ Victory over Çaça

9 The Construction of Three Strategic Citadels

10 The Involvement of the Türgis and Kirkiz

11 Resumption of the Türk-Tang Marriage Negotiations

12 The Türk Campaign against the Kirkiz and Türgis

13 Suspension of the Türk-Tang Marriage Negotiations

14 The Rise of the Tatabi

15 The Fruits of the Türk-Tang Marriage Negotiations

16 The Bés Balik Battle

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Über Autor(innen)

Chen Hao, Ph.D. (2016) in Turkology, Free University of Berlin, is Associate Professor of History at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. He has published works on the history of the Early Turks of Inner Asia and the authorship of the Orkhon inscriptions.