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Armies of the Volga Bulgars & Khanate of Kazan: 9th16th centuries (Men-at-Arms,
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- 9781782000792
- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1782000798
ISBN-13
9781782000792
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167902795
Product Key Features
Book Title
Armies of the Volga Bulgars and Khanate of Kazan : 9th-16th Centuries
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Europe / Eastern, Military / General, Military / Medieval, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Illustrator
Embleton, Gerry, Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Book Series
Men-At-Arms Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
5.5 Oz
Item Length
9.7 in
Item Width
7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-388201
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
491
Dewey Decimal
947.8
Table Of Content
Introduction: origins - from Great Bulgaria to the Volga Bulgars Conversion to Islam, in relation to Christian conversion of Russia and Jewish conversion of Khazaria Chronology Rise and survival of the Volga Bulgar state - freedom from Khazar domination Wars: Kievan Russia - the Mongol invasion and conquest - the Volga Bulgars under the Golden Horde - resistance to Novgorod From Volga Bulgaria to the Khanate of Kazan Arms and armour: swords and sabres - spears and javelins - battle-axes and maces - helmets - body armour - clothing Fortifications Siege warfare: siege machinery and firearms Aftermath Bibliography Plate commentaries Index
Synopsis
Featuring specially commissioned artwork and unseen photos from Russian collections, this is the first book in English on an important Islamic military culture that occupied the crossroads between the Vikings, the Arab world and Byzantium., Facing off against Byzantines, Arabs, Vikings, Turks, Mongols, and Russians, this steppe culture dominated Black Sea and Caucasus trade during Medieval times. The Bulgars were a Turkic people who established a state north of the Black Sea, and who showed similarities with the Alans and Sarmatians. In the late 500s and early 600s AD their state fragmented under pressure from the Khazars; one group moved south into what became Bulgaria, but the rest moved north during the 7th and 8th centuries to the basin of the Volga river. There they remained under Khazar domination until the Khazar Khanate was defeated by Kievan (Scandinavian) Russia in 965. Thereafter the Volga Bulgars - controlling an extensive area surrounding an important hub of international trade - became richer and more influential; they embraced Islam, becoming the most northerly of medieval peoples to do so. Given their central position on trade routes, their armies were noted for the splendour of their armour and weapons, which drew upon both Western and Eastern sources and influences (as, eventually, did their fighting tactics). In the 1220s they managed to maul Genghis Khan's Mongols, who returned to devastate their towns in revenge. By the 1350s they had recovered much of their wealth, but they were caught in the middle between the Tatar Golden Horde and the Christian Russian principalities. They were ravaged by these two armies in turn on several occasions between 1360 and 1431. A new city then rose from the ashes - Kazan, originally called New Bulgar - and the successor Islamic Khanate of Kazan resisted the Russians until falling to Ivan the Terrible in 1552. The costumes, armament, armour and fighting methods of the Volga Bulgars during this momentous period are explored in this fully illustrated study.
LC Classification Number
DK511.V65
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