Formation of Turkey, The: The Seljukid Sultanate of Rum, Eleventh to Fourteenth Century

A History of the Near East

by Claude Cahen

From Byzantium to the Mongols to the Sultans of Rum, this acclaimed book offers an important insight into the evocative history of Turkey before the coming of Ottoman power.

Turkey forms a historical bridge between Europe and Asia and as such has played a pivotal role throughout history. The rise of Constantinople and the later Ottoman Empire are well less well understood are developments in the three centuries in-between. What led to the decline of the Byzantine Empire and what happened in the intervening years before the rise of the Ottomans? Translated from the original French, this classic work examines the history of the Turkey that eventually gave rise to an imperial power whose influence spanned East and West.

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Suat KINIKLIOGLU · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a shorter version of the 1968 Pre-Ottoman Turkey by Cahen. This one has less details but spares you also some of the long and confusing parts about who fought who and who retaliated whom etc. I thought this was an easier read than the original Pre-Ottoman Turkey. Equally interesting in understanding the Selcuks and Anatolia prior to the Ottomans.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

this french book is so dry, don't read it without cay.