COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF THE ANATOLIAN SELJUCKS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAH 2005 HISTORY OF THE ANATOLIAN SELJUCKS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERKAN GÖKSU

Offered to

History
History (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the political, military and administrative history of the Seljuks of Türkiye, to comprehend the place and importance of the Seljuks of Türkiye in terms of Turkish and world history.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The development of the Turkmen invasions to Anatolia
2   The outcomes of the Battle of Malazgirt
3   The transmission of Anatolia to Türkiye
4   The characteristics of the civilization founded by the Seljuqs of Türkiye in Anatolia
5   The political-military history of the Seljuqs of Türkiye

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Anatolia's political, ethnic and cultural situation in XI. century, Turkmen raids to Anatolia
2 Battle of Malazgirt, reasons, war, results
3 The conquest of Iznik by Suleiman Shah, son of Kutalmış, and the establishment of the state, developments in the period of Suleiman Shah
4 The conquest period of the Seljuks of Türkiye
5 period of Kılıçarslan I
6 period of Mesud I
7 Battle of Myriokefalon
8 Midterm exam
9 The period of II. GıyaseddinKeyhüsrev ve I. Izzeddin Keykavus
10 Rise period of the Seljuks, Alaeddin Keykubad
11 Sailing and trade, Caravanserai
12 Administrative structure in Seljuks
13 Features of Seljuk culture and civilisation
14 Kösedağ War and its result
15 Pervane period
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. C. Cahen, Osmanlılardan Önce Anadolu da Türkler, TVYY., Istanbul 2000.
2. E. Merçil, Selçuklularda Saraylar ve Saray Teşkilatı, Istanbul 2011.
3. K. Çetin, Selçuklu Medeniyeti Tarihi, Istanbul 2011.
4. A. Çaycı, Selçuklularda Egemenlik Sembolleri, Istanbul 2008.
5. O. Turan, Selçuklular Tarihi ve Türk-Islam Medeniyeti, Istanbul 2002.
6. O. Turan, Selçuklular ve Islamiyet, Istanbul 1980.
7. Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük Islam tarihi Ansiklopedisi
8. Islam Ansiklopedisi.
9. G. M. Kurpalidis, Büyük Selçuklu Devletinin Idari sosyal ve ekonomik tarihi, çev. I. Kamalov, Istanbul 2007.
10. Nizamülmülk, Siyasetname, haz. M. A. Köymen, Ankara 1980.
11. F. Sümer, Oğuzlar, Istanbul 1980.
12. M. Altay Köymen, Büyük Selçuklu Imparatorluğu Tarihi I, Ankara 1979
13. M. Altay Köymen, Büyük Selçuklu imparatorluğu II, Ankara 1992
14. M. Altay Köymen, Tuğrul Bey ve Zamanı, Istanbul 1976
15. M. Altay Köymen, Alp Arslan ve Zamanı, Istanbul 1972.
16. V. Gordlevski, Anadolu Selçuklu Devleti, A. Yaran, Ankara 1988
17. A. Öngül, Selçuklular Tarihi, c. I-II, Manisa 2007
18. E. Göksu, Türkiye Selçuklularında Ordu, Türk Tarih Kurumu, Ankara, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final examinations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erkan.goksu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 12.30-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.255
LO.35
LO.444
LO.554

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