History of the Seljuq Turks

Nishapuri flourished in the 12th century and wrote a succinct history in Persian of the Saljuq Turks, a tribal group from Central Asia who in the 11th century established a vast empire, enduring for some century and a half and bringing about lasting changes to the ethnic composition and the patterns of land utilisation in the northern tier of the Middle East.

Review: 'Luther's translation will be welcome to both students of Rashid al-Din and students of medieval Persian history.' - Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society