A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)
豆瓣
简介
This book is an outstanding work of scholarship, which builds on a long history of research and publication in this field dating to the 1890s. The author has made extensive use of Chinese sources in the original and prepared a new edition of the Old Turkic inscriptions. It also provides new views on the dating and authorship of the inscriptions. In short, it is the leading edition for scholarly use by Turkologists, but is also open to those interested in the history of the Early Turks and Medieval Central Eurasia. An essential source book and reference work.
目录
Acknowledgments
Map of the Second Türk Empire
The Ruling Lineage of the Second Türk Empire(682–745 AD)
Abbreviations
Introduction
1History of the Early Türks
2Overview of Political and Social Conditionson the Steppe
3Previous Research
4Questions and Sources
5Why a New Edition of the Old TurkicInscriptions?
6Notes on Calendar
7Notes on Transcribing ChineseCharacters
1 Revival of Power
1Unsuccessful Rebellion
2Successful Uprising Led by Kutluğ
3The Base of the Türk Rebels: Çuğay Mountainand Black Sand
4Ashide Yuanzhen and Bilge Toñukuk
5Campaigns of the Türk Army
6Return to Ötüken
7The Türk Campaign against Shandong
8The Tripartite Alliance against theTürks
9The Türk Campaign against the Kırkız
10Toñukuk’s Isolation in the Army
11The Westward Campaign of the Türks
12When Did Élteriş Kağan Pass Away?
2 Years of Warfare
1Honeymoon between the Türks and China
2The Kıtañ Rebellion against China
3The Intervention of the Türks
4The Türk Requirements for Military Aid
5The Winner of the Kıtañ-China War: TheTürks
6Breakdown of the Türk-ChinaNegotiations
7The Türks’ Second Wave of Attacks onChina
8The Türks’ Victory over Çaça
9The Construction of Three StrategicCitadels
10The Involvement of the Türgiş andKırkız
11Resumption of the Türk-Tang MarriageNegotiations
12The Türk Campaign against the Kırkız andTürgiş
13Suspension of the Türk-Tang MarriageNegotiations
14The Rise of the Tatabı
15The Fruits of the Türk-Tang MarriageNegotiations
16The Béş Balık Battle
17Kapğan Kağan’s Last Attempt
18Risk of Collapse
19The Türk-Oğuz War
3 Compromise and Negotiation
1Bilge Kağan’s Enthronement
2Background of the Toñukuk Inscription
3Swaying the Attitudes of the SmallRegimes
4The Türk Campaign against the Basmıl
5Rebellion of the Sogdians in Altı ÇubSoğdak
6The Türks’ Foreign Policy
7Establishment of the Kül Tégin Memorial
8The Türk Campaign against the Tatabı
9Bilge Kağan’s Death: A Murder Case
4 Empire in Decay
1Teŋri Teg Teŋri Yaratmış Türk Bilge Kağan (r.734–740)
2Teŋri Teg Teŋride Bolmış Türk Bilge Kağan (r.740–741)
3Collapse of the Second Türk Empire
Conclusion
1Reconstruction of the Chronology
2Contextualizing the Old TurkicInscriptions
3Authorship of the Old TurkicInscriptions
Appendix: Old Turkic Inscriptions
Notes on Transliteration, Transcription andTranslation
Bilge Toñukuk Inscription – Text
Bilge Toñukuk Inscription – Translation
Kül Tégin Inscription – Text
Kül Tégin Inscription – Translation
Bilge Kağan Inscription – Text
Bilge Kağan Inscription – Translation
The Chinese Text on Kül Tégin’s Memorial
Glossary of the Old Turkic Inscriptions
Glossary of the Chinese Characters
Chronology
Bibliography
Index