The eleventh century marked the emergence of the originally nomadic Turks as a new political elite in the history of Central Asia and the Middle East. Under their powerful patronage a new political culture arose in the Islamic world, inspired by an imperial rather than an exclusively Islamic outlook. This shift brought Persian into the limelight as a new cosmopolitan and imperial language across Central Asia, North India, Turkey and Iran.
The rise of Persian language and culture
A Short Introduction to the History of Central Asia
Short Overview of Dynasties and Sultanates
LIBRARY COLLECTIONS COLLECTED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROJECT
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Click here to find the books that were published by IICAS ( International Institute for Central Asian Studies).
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Click here to find the 50 volumes of the title ” the Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan” depicting art and objects of material culture originally from Uzbekistan that are now housed outside of the country.