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Acknowledgments; Note on Translation and Transliteration; MapIntroduction Part I, Central Asia in the Early Islamic Period, 7th-10thCenturies Introduction / A. Central Asia and the Arab Conquests: 1.Baladhuri: The Arab Conquests of Central Asia; 2. Tabari: Another Look atthe Arab Conquests B. Central Asia under the Samanids: 3. Narshakhi: TheRise of the House of Saman; 4. Hudud al-'Alam: The Frontiers of the MuslimWorld in the 10th century C. An Age of Learning: 5. Ibn Sina: BiographicalNotes; 6. al-Biruni: On the Importance of the Sciences Part II, Encounterwith the Turks Introduction / A. Turkic Peoples of the Steppe: 7. OrkhonInscriptions: The Early Turks; 8. al-Jahiz: The Peculiarities of the Turks;9. Gardizi: The Turks in Early Muslim Traditions; 10. Ibn Fadlan: Journey tothe Northern Lands B. Qarakhanids: The First Turkic Muslim State in CentralAsia: 11. al-Kashghari: On the Linguistic Distribution of the Turks; 12.Jamal Qarshi: The Conversion to Islam of Satuq Bughra Khan; 13. Yusuf HassHajib: Advice to the Qarakhanid Rulers C. Central Asia in the 11th and 12thCenturies: 14. al-'Utbi: The Alliance of the Ghaznavids and Qarakhanids; 15.Ibn Khallikan: Biography of the Vizier Nizam al-Mulk; 16. Nizam al-Mulk: AMirror for Princes; 17. Qabus-nama: A Different Mirror for Princes; 18. LiaoShih: Nomadic Khitan State and Society Part III, The Mongol EmpireIntroduction / A. Temujin and the Rise of the Mongol Empire; 19. SecretHistory of the Mongols: Temujin's Origins; 20. Hayton: Temujin and the Riseof the Mongol Empire; 21. Nasawi: The Khorezmshah's Downfall; 22. Chang Chun:A Daoist Monk in Central Asia; 23. Juzjani: Chaghatay the Accursed! B.Islamic Central Asia under Mongol Rule: 24. Rashid al-Din: In Defense ofChaghatay Khan; 25. Juvaini: The Il-Khan Hulegu Captures the Castles of theHeretics; 26. Mirza Haydar Dughlat: The Conversion to Islam of Tughluq TimurKhan; 27. Ibn Battuta: Travels in Western Central Asia in the 14th CenturyPart IV, Timur and the Timurids Introduction / A. Timur's Rise and Rule:28. Ibn 'Arabshah: Timur and his Steppe Campaigns; 29. Ibn Khaldun: PersonalNarrative of a Meeting with Timur; 30. Ruy Gonzales de Clavijo: A SpanishEmbassy to Timur's Capital B. Central Asia in the 15th Century: 31.Khwandamir: Timur's Heirs: Shahrukh and Ulughbeg; 32. Nava'i: A Comparisonbetween Persian and Turkic; 33. Khoja Ahrar: Letters; 34. Five Readings onSufi Orders in Central Asia: Competition, Practice, Politics Part V, CentralAsia in the 16th and 17th Centuries Introduction / A. The Shibanids andCentral Asian Society in the 16th Century: 35. Zubdat al-Athar: TheBeginnings of the Shibanid State; 36. Babur: Description of the FarghanaValley and Ejection from Samarqand; 37. Anthony Jenkinson: An EnglishMerchant in Central Asia; 38. Juybari Archives: A 16th-Century Bukharan Deedof Sale; 39. Akbar, Emperor of India: A Letter to 'Abdallah Khan Uzbek, Kingof Turan B. Central Asia in the 17th Century: 40. Abu'l-Ghazi: Reasons forWriting the Genealogies of the Turks and Turkmens; 41. Ivan Khokhlov: ARussian Envoy to Central Asia; 42. Sayyeda-ye Nasafi: A Visit to the Shrineof Baha' al-Din Naqshband; 43. Churas: Erke Bek, a Turkestani in the Serviceof the Oirats Part VI, Central Asia in the 18th and 19th CenturiesIntroduction / A. The Age of Transition: 44. Timur's Legendary Biographies;45. Thompson & Hogg: British Trade East of the Caspian; 46. 'Abd al-KarimKashmiri: Nadir Shah's Campaign in Central Asia B. The Uzbek TribalDynasties: 47. Tuhfat al-khani: The Inauguration of Muhammad Rahim Khan; 48.Majma' al-arqam: An Administrative Manual from Bukhara; 49. A Collection ofRoyal Decrees from Khiva; 50. Muntakhab al-tavarikh: On the Relations betweenQoqand and Kashghar C. The "Great Game" to Russian Rule: 51. AlexanderBurnes: The Importance of Bukhara in Great Game Politics; 52. Mohan Lal: AJourney among the Turkmens; 53. Levshin: Observations on the Qazaqs; 54.Nikolai Ignatiev: Russia's Agenda in Central Asia; 55. Bayani: The RussianConquest of Khiva and the Massacre of the Yomut Turkmens Glossary; Index