Course Information Semester Course Code Course Title T+P+L Credit ECTS 3 03330010 History of Great Seljuks 3+0+0 5 5 Course Details Language : Turkish Level : Bachelor's Degree Department / Program : History Mode of Delivery : Face to Face Type : Compulsory Objectives : It is aimed to teach political, social, economic, religious and cultural events of the Great Seljuk State in all aspects. Content : Seljukid name and its origin, the first periods of Seljuks, Oghuz and Oghuz Yabgu State, migration of Seljuks to the west, their Islamic assumptions, the era of political struggles, the establishment and rise of Great Seljuk State, conquests and foreign policy. Methods & Techniques : Prerequisites and co-requisities : None Course Coordinator : None Name of Lecturers : Associate Prof.Dr. Zehra ODABAŞI - - Assistants : None Work Placement(s) : No Recommended or Required Reading Resources : Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu (Alparslan ve Zamanı), C. III, Mehmet Altan KÖYMEN, TTK Yayınları, Ankara 2001.Selçuklu Devletleri Tarihi, Ali Sevim-Erdoğan Merçil, TTK. Yayınları, Ankara 1995.Selçuklular Zamanında Türkiye: Siyasi Tarih Alp Arslan’dan Osman Gazi’ye (1071-1318), Osman Turan, Ötüken Neşriyat, İstanbul 2010. Semester : Büyük Selçuklu İmparatorluğu (Kuruluş Devri), C. I, Mehmet Altan KÖYMEN, TTK Yayınları, Ankara 2000. Course Category Field 100% In-Term Study Informations In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage Mid-terms 1 40% Final examination 1 60% Total 2 100% Activity Informations Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load Course Duration 14 3 42 Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 4 56 Assignments 2 5 10 Mid-terms 1 17 17 Final examination 1 25 25 Total Work Load ECTS: 5 150 Course Learning Outcomes Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: No Learning Outcomes 1 S/He can examine the sources of the Seljuk history. 2 S/He determines the place of the Seljuk period in Turkish and Islamic history. 3 S/He can examine and analyze the researches about the history of the Seljuks. 4 S/He knows the Seljuk geography. 5 S/He can analyze the influence of religious schools on the political development of the Seljuk period. 6 S/He can question the economic and social aspects of the period. 7 S/He can comprehend the cultural, institutional features of the period. Weekly Detailed Course Contents Week Topics 1 Sources of Seljuk History 2 The Origin of the Seljuk Family and Their Exit to the Historical Scenes 3 Ancestors of Seljuks: Oghuz and Turkmen 4 The Process of Dandanakan War and Obtaining Independence 5 Tugrul Bey Period (1040-1063) and Relations with Abbasids 6 Sultan Alp Arslan Period (1063-1072) and Battle of Malazgirt 7 Melikşah Period (1072-1092) 8 Nizamülmülk and Fighting with Batiniyya 9 Sultan Berkyaruk Period (1094-1105) 10 Sultan Mohammed Tapar Period (1105-1118) 11 Sultan Sencer Period (1118-1179) 12 Organization in the Great Seljuks 13 Social, Economic and Cultural Structure in Great Seljuks 14 General Evaluation Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15P16 All 53523 C1 53523 C2 53523 C3 53523 C4 53523 C5 53523 C6 53523 bbb