Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-360) and index
1.The Rise of the Seljuks: From the Eurasian Steppe to the Gates of Cairo, c. 965-1092.- 2.Crisis, Consolidation and Collapse: The Great Seljuk Empire and the Sultanate of Iraq, 1092-1194.- 3.Sovereignty, Legitimacy and the Contest with the Caliphate.- 4.The DargZah: Courts and Court Life.- 5.The KuttZab: Bureaucrats and Administration.- 6.The 'Askar: The Seljuk Military.- 7.Religion and the Seljuk Empire.- 8.The Economic and Social Organisation of the Seljuk Lands.- Conclusion: The Seljuk Legacy