Macht and Herrschaft of Courtly Elites under the Abūʾl-Khayrids (1500–1599)
This project aims to investigate how different elite groups and their participation in power and domination may be identified in the complex, fluid and non-stratified society of sixteenth-century Transoxania in the social strata below mostly charismatic supreme rulers. In addition to a comparison of emic and etic concepts of power elites, the role of resources for elite groups and their respective options for action (‚agency‘) will be discussed in particular.
Project Manager
Prof. Dr. Stephan Conermann
Islamic Studies
Brühler Str. 7
53119 Bonn
Uzbekistan
Study Region
16th Century
Study Period