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The Koroghlu Epic in Trans-imperial Perspective:

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TLpq2467289878

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انگلیسی

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The Koroghlu Epic in Trans-imperial Perspective:

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[Thesis]

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Karamustafa, Ali Aydin

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The Story of the Ottoman and Safavid Expansion and Crises

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Yaycioglu, Ali

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Stanford University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019

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263

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Ph.D.

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Stanford University

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2019

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This dissertation examines the epic of Koroghlu ("the blind man's son"), an oral tradition that spread through Eurasian lands during the early modern period. The epic contains a strong critique of imperial power and reflects the rapid imperial expansion of the previous century and the partitioning of Anatolia and Iran between the Ottomans and Safavids. The story also reflects the political, military, and social crises which followed this expansion, and which followed broader global patterns of empires during this era. By first describing the oral and performative manner in which the Koroghlu tradition circulated, along with other epics, and then analyzing the story according to the themes of space, time, and power, this dissertation shows how entangled the lands of Anatolia and Iran were during the early modern period. It also discusses the historical relevance of several important narrative themes in the epic in the 17th century context, including banditry, tribal politics, Turkoman identity, perceptions of Ottoman power, and the geographic notion of Anatolia (or "Rum") and Iran.

Asian history

European history

Yaycioglu, Ali

Karamustafa, Ali Aydin

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