COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH HISTORY OF CENTRAL ASIA 2

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAE 1004 TURKISH HISTORY OF CENTRAL ASIA 2 COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERDAL ASLAN

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

Main objective of this course is to enable students with the general framework of Central Asian Turkish history, civilization and culture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To summarize the general frameworks of Central Asian Turkish history
2   To analyse the general framework of Central Asian Turkish history
3   To understand the political history of Turkish states established in Central Asia
4   To analyse the Turks social, political, religious and economical living in Central Asia

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Harezmshahs, the leadership of Atsız, Harezmshah and Seljuks struggles, Ilarslan and the laying foundation of independence state
2 The accession of Harezmshah to empire level, Harezmshah and Mogul relationship, the decline of Harezmshah State
3 The appearance of Chingiz Khan on the history stage, the establishment of Mogol Empire
4 The Otrar incident and the west expedition of Chingiz Khan, the Chingiz Khan s partition of country among his sons and his death
5 The general situation of Moguls after the great khan, the great khanate of Ogedey and the continuation of Mogul conquests, the sultanate of Monke
6 The dispersion of Mogul s central omnipotent and the rules of Moguls separately as Çagatay, Kubilay, Ilhanlıs and Altunordu Khanates on the wide
7 The marks that left in Turkish and world history by Chingiz Khan and by Mogul Empire that founded by himself
8 General Review, Course Assessment, Midterm Exam
9 The appearance of Timour on history stage; his establishment of the state as a ruler of Semerkand
10 The struggle of Timour with Ottoman State; Timour s setting upon China and his death
11 The leadership of Shahruh and Azerbaijan expeditions; the struggle between Timourlus Mirzas and the collapse of Timourlus
12 The first sultanates that established in Delhi: Baburs
13 The culture and civilization heritage that all these states left
14 General Evaluation
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Barthold, V. V.; Orta Asya Türk Tarihi Hakkında Dersler, Ankara, 1975.
Barthold, V. V., Moğol Istilasına Kadar Türkistan, Ankara 1990.
Bayur, Y. Hikmet; Hindistan Tarihi I,II
Eberhard, W., Çinin Şimal Komşuları, Ankara, 1942
Ergin, Muharrem; Orhun Kitabeleri, Istanbul, 1970
Genç, R., Kaşgarlı Mahmud'a Göre XI. Yüzyılda Türk Dünyası, Ankara, 1997
Grousset, R., Bozkır Imparatorluğu, Paris 1929
Kafesoğlu, I., Türk Milli Kültürü, Istanbul 1988
Kafesoğlu, I., Harezmşahlar Devleti Tarihi, Ankara 1992
Kuzgun, Ş., Hazar ve Karay Türkleri, Ankara 1993

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer, discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of the student is determined by the midterm and final exam grades. Apart from this, there is no special evaluation criterion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students should be prepared for the topics specified in the syllabus before coming to the classes. Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

The lecturers of the course may change. For this reason, please find out the contact information of the lecturer at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

It may change depending on the lecturer teaching the course. Therefore, it will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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