HI All,
I recently purchased this publication by V. Minorsky:
"Studies in Caucatian History: I. Shaddadids of Ganja II. Shaddadids of Ani III. Prehistory of Salladin"It is dated 1953 and out of print. It is
still availible on Amazon, but prices are high. I finally got one for an OK
price.
At first, I was unsure when I got the book wheteher it was worth the
price. On a closer look, when I skimmed through the 174+ pages in the book, it was all the opposite, simply amazing.
Plus, there is : THE ARABIC TEXT OF THE CHAPTER ON SHADADIDS from MUNNEJIM-BASHI'S
DUWAL AL-ISLAM (TOP-KAPI SARAYI MS. 2951).
Tjhere is a copy of the original arabic in the back and an english translation with connotations by author and much much more.
Greatly deals with this trivial Kurdish dynasty, and relationship with some of their contemporaries, that is, Armenians, Georgians,
Byzantines, Seljuqs, and a number of other dynasties, a must have book.
I will surely write a review of this book soon.
Thoughts? Anyone else has the book? or ever considered it?
Best,
Levon