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‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’: The Crimean Tatars and Their Khanate

Donald Rayfield

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Description:The Crimean Tatars – Turkic-speaking native peoples of Crimea – established a powerful Khanate in the 1440s, which remained in power until 1783. In this, the first history in English for over 100 years, eminent scholar Donald Rayfield gives a historical portrait, showing that this misunderstood and much-feared nation was in fact a flourishing state with a vibrant literary culture, religious tolerance, a sophisticated constitution and a prosperous economy. Rayfield’s book describes the establishment of the Khanate, its reign and eventual fall, concluding with a vivid portrayal of the Tatars’ ruthless suppression – first by Russia and then the Soviet Union – and the final, effectively genocidal, invasion under Vladimir Putin. This vibrant and ultimately tragic chronicle is essential reading for anyone interested in the background to the current war in Ukraine.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with ‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’: The Crimean Tatars and Their Khanate. To get started finding ‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’: The Crimean Tatars and Their Khanate, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 352

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

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Release: 2024

ISBN: 1789149096

Description: The Crimean Tatars – Turkic-speaking native peoples of Crimea – established a powerful Khanate in the 1440s, which remained in power until 1783. In this, the first history in English for over 100 years, eminent scholar Donald Rayfield gives a historical portrait, showing that this misunderstood and much-feared nation was in fact a flourishing state with a vibrant literary culture, religious tolerance, a sophisticated constitution and a prosperous economy. Rayfield’s book describes the establishment of the Khanate, its reign and eventual fall, concluding with a vivid portrayal of the Tatars’ ruthless suppression – first by Russia and then the Soviet Union – and the final, effectively genocidal, invasion under Vladimir Putin. This vibrant and ultimately tragic chronicle is essential reading for anyone interested in the background to the current war in Ukraine.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with ‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’: The Crimean Tatars and Their Khanate. To get started finding ‘A Seditious and Sinister Tribe’: The Crimean Tatars and Their Khanate, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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