A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD) (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"-- Provided by publisher [9789004464322 - A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)] Preliminary Material 1 1 1 Acknowledgments 1 Abbreviations 1 [9789004464322 - A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)] Introduction 17 [9789004464322 - A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)] Chapter 1 Revival of Power 32 [9789004464322 - A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)] Chapter 2 Years of Warfare 63 [9789004464322 - A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)] Chapter 3 Compromise and Negotiation 107 [9789004464322 - A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)] Chapter 4 Empire in Decay 139 [9789004464322 - A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)] Conclusion 159 [9789004464322 - A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)] Appendix Old Turkic Inscriptions 166 Glossary of the Old Turkic Inscriptions 246 Glossary of the Old Turkic Inscriptions 246 Glossary of the Chinese Characters 287 Glossary of the Chinese Characters 287 [9789004464322 - A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)] Chronology 304 Bibliography 331 index 343 Index 343 "This book is an outstanding work of scholarship, which builds on a long history of research and publication in the field of Turkology 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"-- Provided by publisher The Only Work Available In English That Treats The Türk Empire And The History Of Sino-türk Relations In The Tang Era Authoritatively - And Provides An Excellent Edition And Translation Of The Runiform Texts. An Essential Source Book.