Information Package / Course Catalogue
History and Culture of the Ilkhanids State
Course Code: TRH585
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To understand the 14th century Near East by analyzing the İlkhanid State and its process of political and cultural change.

Course Content

The establishment process of the İlkhanid State will be analyzed. The main changes on politics and the culture will also be studied during this lecture.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Kemal Ramazan HAYKIRAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand the existence and the effects of the Mongolians in the Near East
2.To be familiar with the Mongolian culture
3.To analyze the Mongolian and Near East social interactions
4.To understand the Mongolian cultural transformation
5.To understand the existence and the effects of the Mongolians in the Near East
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Barthold Spüler İran Moğolları, çev. Cemal Köprülü, Ankara, 1987.
2.Hıstroy of Iran, Cambirdge Universty, London, 1947.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The Emergence of the Mongols
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Foundation of the Mongolian State and the Chengis Khan
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Era of Mengü and the dissolution of the Mongolian State
Week 4 - Theoretical
Hulagü Khan and the foundation of the Ilkhanid State
Week 5 - Theoretical
The surrender of Bahgdad and the Mongols in the Islamic World
Week 6 - Theoretical
War of Ayn-ı Calud and the Mongolian stop
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Ilkhanid-Mongolian Relations
Week 8 - Theoretical
General Situation of Anatolia in the Ilkhanid Period
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Era of Ahmad Tukuder and the Islam among the Ilkhanids
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Era of Argun Khan and the effects of Buddhism
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Era of Gazan Khan and the recognition of Islam by the Ilkhanids
Week 12 - Theoretical
The reforms of Gazan Khan
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Shia effect on the Ilkhanids in the era of Olcaytu
Week 14 - Theoretical
Ebu Said Bahadır Khan and the collapse of the Ilkhanid State
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment18210
Individual Work18210
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination1628
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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