The Mamluks and Their Acceptance of Oghuz Turkish as Literary Language: Political Maneuver or Cultural Aspiration?

Fikret Turan; Hendrik Boeschoten; Heidi Stein

The Mamluks and Their Acceptance of Oghuz Turkish as Literary Language: Political Maneuver or Cultural Aspiration?

Fikret Turan, Hendrik Boeschoten (Editor), Heidi Stein (Editor)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

It demonstrates how the internal politics and diplomatic strategies of the Mamluks caused the change of their literary language from Kipchak to Oghuz.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Turcologica
Place of Publication	Wiesbaden
Publisher	Harrassowitz
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	Einheit und Vielfalt in der turkischen Welt: 5. Deutschen Turkologenkonferenz - Universitat Mainz Duration: 4 Oct 2002 → 7 Oct 2002

Publication series

Name	Turcologica
Publisher	Harrassowitz Verlag

Conference

Conference	Einheit und Vielfalt in der turkischen Welt: 5. Deutschen Turkologenkonferenz
City	Universitat Mainz
Period	4/10/02 → 7/10/02

Keywords

Mamluks
Turkish
language policy
Kipchak
Oghuz

Cite this

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