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| TRH1016 | Great Seljuk History | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of HISTORY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Eyyüp YILMAZ | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Derya DERİN PAŞAOĞLU | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course aims to enable students to critically evaluate historical events and develop a methodological perspective on historiography by using Seljuk period sources and modern historical research. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Will learn the socio-political conditions that led to the emergence of the Great Seljuk State. | 1,3 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Comprehend the state organisation, administrative structure, military system and the functioning of the ikta system. | 1,4 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Will be able to analyse the religious, cultural and scientific developments in the Seljuk period. | 1,3 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Will learn the political and military relations between the Seljuks and the Crusades, the Byzantine Empire, the Abbasid Caliphate and the Batinids. | 1,3 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Comprehend the historical effects and legacy of the Great Seljuk Empire. | 1,3 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The aim of this course is to analyse the political, social, economic and cultural aspects of the period from the establishment of the Great Seljuk Empire to its collapse and to analyse the effects of this period on the Islamic world and world history. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction and Methodology | | | Week 2 | Origin and Early Periods of the Seljuks | | | Week 3 | Establishment Process of the Seljuk State | | | Week 4 | Tugrul Beg and the Western Orientation
| | | Week 5 | Sultan Alp Arslan and the Battle of Malazgirt | | | Week 6 | Sultan Melikşah and Nizamiye Madrasahs
| | | Week 7 | Internal Struggles Berkyaruk and Muhammad Tapar Period | | | Week 8 | Sultan Sencer Period and Oghuz Rebellion
| | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Religion, Culture and Literature in the Seljuk Period
| | | Week 11 | Sunni Policy of the Seljuks | | | Week 12 | Shiite Movements in the Seljuk Period
| | | Week 13 | Sufi Movements in the Seljuk Period | | | Week 14 | Great Seljuk Heritage | | | Week 15 | General Evaluation and Discussion | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | İbnü'l-Esîr (1987); İslâm Tarihi El-Kâmil Fi't-Tarih Tercümesi, (Çev. Ahmet Ağırakça-Abdülkerim Özaydın), Damar Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Ebu'l-Fazl Muhammed B. Hüseyin-i Beyhakî (2019); Târîh-i Beyhakî, (Terc. Necati Lügal), (Haz. Hicabi Kırlangıç), Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 3 | Hamdullah Müstevfî-yi Kazvinî (2028); Târih-i Güzide, (Çev. Mürsel Öztürk), Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 4 | Muhammed bin Hâvendşâh bin Mahmûd Mîrhând (2025); Ravzatu's- Safâ fî Sîreti'l-Enbiyâ ve'l-Mülûk ve'l-Hulefâ (Tabaka-i Selçûkiyye), (Terc. Erkan Göksu), Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 5 | Gregory Abû'l-Farac (Bar Hebraeus) (1999); Abû'l-Farac Tarihi, (Süryanice'den İngilizce'ye çeviren. Ernest A. Wallis Budge), (Türkçe'ye çeviren. Ömer Rıza Doğrul), Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara. | | | |
| 1 | Turan, Osman (2013); Selçuklular Tarihi ve Türk-İslam Medeniyeti, Ötüken Neşriyat, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Köymen, Mehmet Altay (2011); Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu Tarihi, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 3 | Kafesoğlu, İbrahim (2018); Selçuklular ve Selçuklu Tarihi Üzerine Araştırmalar, Ötüken Neşriyat, İstanbul. | | | 4 | Özgüdenli, Osman Gazi (2013); Selçuklular, I: Büyük Selçuklu Devleti Tarihi (1040-1157), Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslam Araştırmaları Merkezi Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 5 | Piyadeoğlu, Cihan (2020); Büyük Selçuklular Yeni Bir Devrin Başlangıcı, Kronik Kitap, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 07.04.2025 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05.06.2025 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 13 | 26 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 6 | 18 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 90 |
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