The Ismailis in the Middle Ages : a history of survival, a search for salvation /

In the 13th century, an edict of the Mongol warlord Genghis Khan ordained that the Ismaili Muslims, who had hitherto resisted all attempts at subjugation, be utterly destroyed. This text examines the most obscure portion of this period, from the mid 13th century to the end of the 15th century.

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Main Author: Virani, Shafique N. (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Summary:In the 13th century, an edict of the Mongol warlord Genghis Khan ordained that the Ismaili Muslims, who had hitherto resisted all attempts at subjugation, be utterly destroyed. This text examines the most obscure portion of this period, from the mid 13th century to the end of the 15th century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 301 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-289) and index.
ISBN:9781435619913
1435619919
0195311736
9780195311730