The Byzantine Turks, 1204–1461

"This study offers for the first time a complete guide to interrelations between the Byzantines and the people of (mainly) Turkic origin who penetrated the Byzantine Empire from the eleventh century onwards. Shukurov presents rich historiographical and linguistic material on how the Turks acquired Byzantine identity through language and religion. The author supplements his Greek sources with Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Armenian and Georgian materials, which allows him to analyse the complex and multi-faceted cultural panorama of Asia Minor in the period. This study will clearly constitute a useful tool for those interested oin Byzantine-Turkic relations."