GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
EARLY MUSLIM TURKISH STATES HISTORY-II/TAR- 238
Course Title: EARLY MUSLIM TURKISH STATES HISTORY-II
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Varis ÇAKAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/varis
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  varis@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Has a knowledge about history of Turkistan after Karahanlı Empire, especially invasion of Turkistan by Kara-Hitay and Mongols.
Learns the effects of those invasions on early Muslim Turkish States.







 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
   There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Main sources on Khwarazmian history: Münşeat Mecmuaları, chronicles, travel books, memoirs, literary pieces, coins and epigraphs.
2. Week  General situation of Khwarazm region until Khwarazmians and the problem of origins of Khwarazmians.
3. Week  Establishment of Khwarazmian State and early periods.
4. Week  From Khwarazmian state to empire
5. Week  Annexation of West Karahanlıs by the Khwarazmians and Khwarazmian-Seljukid rivalry
6. Week  Invasion of Kara-Hitays to Maveraünnehir, last years of Atsız reign
7. Week  Fall of Khwarazmian Empire, Mongol invasion and Otrar disaster.
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Khwarazmian state structure and culture
10. Week  Atabeyliks emerged after the copplase of Seljukids: Fars (Salgurlullar), Azerbaican (İldeniz), Erbil (Beg-Teginoğulları), and Musul-Halep (Zengis) and
11. Week  First Turkish-Muslim Khanates in India: Delhi Turkish Sultanate (Muzzis, Halacis and Tuğluks)
12. Week  Administrative structure of Turk-Islam states founded in India
13. Week  Activities of education, culture, religion, philosophy and reconstruction in first Muslim Turkish states.
14. Week  Mongol invasion, its consequences and Chagatais.
15. Week  Effects of Mongol invasion on Turk-Islam world and later founded Turk-Mongol states
16. Week  Final
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  W.Barthold, Orta Asya Türk Tarihi Hakkında Dersler(Yay.Hzr: K.Y.Kopraman, Ankara, 1975), Moğol İstilasına Kadar Türkistan (Yay.Hzr: H.D.Yıldız, İstanbul, 1981) ve Yedisu Tarihi (Yay.Hzr: Uygur Sayrani, Urumçi, 2000), İ.Kafesoğlu, Harezmşahlar Devleti Tarihi (Ankara, 1984), Müslüman Türk Devletleri Tarihi (Yayına Hzr:İ.Kafesoğlu, H.D.Yıldız, E.Merçil,İstanbul, 1999), W.Barthold, İlk Müslüman Türkler (İstanbul, 2008), Hakkı Dursun Yıldız, Doğuştan Günümüze Büyük İslâm Tarihi, c.4, İstanbul, 1992, M.Çağatay Uluçay, İlk Müslüman Türk Devletleri (Ankara, 1975), Nesimi Yazıcı, İlk Türk –İslam Devletleri Tarihi, Cemâl Karşî, Mülhâkatu’s- Surah, (St.Petersburg Asya Müzesi) A.A.Melik Cuveynî, Tarih-i Cihan-güşa (Yayına Hzr: M.Öztürk, Ankara, 1999), Mehmed Atıf, Kaşgar Tarihi (Yay.Hzr:İ.Aka,V.Günay, C.Telci, Kırıkkale,1998, Reşidüddin Fazlullah,Cami’-üt- Tevârîh,Tarih-i mübarek-i Gazanî(Histoire des Mongols de la Perse(Quatremere, c.I.Paris,1836),İbnü’l-Esir, el-Kâmil fi’t-tarih (C.J.Tornberg
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
2
32
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
6
2
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
2
12
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
5
3
15
 Preparing Presentation
5
3
15
 Presentation
5
3
15
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
105
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.2
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1The graduate of this program, has a grasp of the basic concepts, knowledge and literature of his/her fieldX
2is able to assess historical events from different perspectives and can conclude original consequential connectionsX
3is able to utilise his/her knowledge in accordance with the history methodology and is in possession of the necessary methods and toolsX
4is able to utilise his/her knowledge at resolving/analysing current issuesX
5has a grasp of the communication and computation technologies which are related to the field of historyX
6gives importance to have a multidisciplinary approachX
7is in possession of a high academic confidence and has the ability to discuss his/her knowledge in various platformsX
8is able to conduct research on and discuss historical events and social developments. He/she also has the ability to analyse events in their own capacity, as well as to write academic papers and rapportsX
9is able to follow and update the recent findings in his/her field as well as related fieldsX
10is able to define and criticise historical events, as well as asking questions, and making interpretationsX
11is always considerate of his ethical principles and social responsibilitiesX
12is able to perform in a single or multidisciplinary working environment, as well as actively communicating with othersX