The Chobanids of Kastamonu Politics, Patronage and Religion in Thirteenth-Century Anatolia

Cover
Endorsement
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Note On Transliteration
Introduction
	The Sources
	Historiography of Medieval Kastamonu
	The Organisation of this Book
	Notes
1 A Territory in Transformation: The Political and Intellectual Context of Anatolia in the 13th Century
	1.1 Seljuq Anatolia Before the Mongols
	1.2 Anatolia Under the Mongols
	1.3 Anatolia, Land of Opportunities: Migrations and the Anatolian Cultural Revolution From the 12th to the 14th Century
	1.4 Medieval Kastamonu: A Borderland Between Islam and Christianity
	Notes
2 A Political History of the Chobanid Dynasty
	2.1 The Founding Father: Husam Al-Din Choban and the Establishment of Chobanid Rule in North-Western Anatolia
	2.2 Uncertain Years: North-Western Anatolia and the Mongol Invasion
	2.3 An Alliance With the Mongols: The Reign of Muzaffar Al-Din Choban, R. 1280–91
	2.4 Mahmud Bey and the End of Chobanid Rule in Kastamonu
	Notes
3 Literary and Architectural Patronage Under the Chobanids
	3.1 The Literary Legacy of Chobanid Kastamonu
		3.1.1 The Fustat Al-.adala Fi Qawa.id Al-Sultana
		3.1.2 The Works of Husam Al-Din Khu.i
		3.1.3 Qutb Al-Din Shirazi and the Chobanids of Kastamonu
		3.1.4 Other Works Connected to the Chobanids of Kastamonu
	3.2 Architectural Patronage in Chobanid Kastamonu
		3.2.1 Patronage of Islamic Institutions
		3.2.2 The Expression of Popular Religion: Religious and Secular Mausoleums (Türbeler)
	Notes
4 A Mirror for Princes for the Chobanids: Re-Interpreting the Siyar Al-Muluk
	4.1 The Siyar Al-Muluk (Siyasatnama)
	4.2 The Fustat Al-ʿadala and the Siyar Al-Muluk: Comparing Chapters and Structure
	4.3 Tailoring the Siyar Al-Muluk: Added and Omitted Sections in the Fustat Al-ʿadala
	4.4 The Making of a Mirror for Princes for Chobanid Kastamonu I: Religious References in the Fustat Al-ʿadala
	4.5 The Making of a Mirror for Princes for Chobanid Kastamonu II: References to 13th-Century Anatolia in the Fustat Al-ʿadala
	Notes
5 Islam Under the Chobanids: Between Heresy and the Ulama
	5.1 Antinomian Sufis in 13th-Century Anatolia: The Fustat Al-ʿadala’s View On the Qalandars
	5.2 On the Origin of the Qalandars: Complementary Views From the Fustat Al-.adala and the Manaqib-I Jamal Al-Din Savi
	5.3 The Ulama’s Reaction: A Hanafi–Shafi.i Dialogue in the Fustat Al-ʿadala
	Notes
6 Socio-Political Aspects of North-Western Anatolia in the 13th Century
	6.1 Inshāʾ (Chancellery) Literature: The Evolution of a Literary Genre
	6.2 An Administration for the Turkmen: Husam Al-Din Khu.i and His Manuals for Letter-Writing
		6.2.1 Teaching the Art of Letter-Writing: The Qawaʾid Al-Rasaʾil as a Manual for Scribes
		6.2.2 Theory Into Practice: Building a Chancellery in Medieval Kastamonu
	6.3 Personal Letters: A Unique View On the Socio-Cultural History of 13th-Century Northern Anatolia
	Notes
7 Epilogue: A ‘proto-Beylik’ in 13th-Century Kastamonu
	Notes
Appendices
Bibliography
Index