Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
130300102205	THE FIRST MUSLIM TURKISH STATES-II	Compulsory	1	2	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Great Seljuk Empire in the output stage of history, the acceptance of Islam and with other states in the process until the fall, especially relations with the caliphate of Baghdad.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate professor. Gonca SUTAY

Learning Outcomes

1	The individuals who are major in their field and experienced are being grown as dependent on main principles of Republic of Turkey and convenient for the main aims of Turkish national education system.
2	They will achieve some behaviour such as being open-minded while doing scientific investigations, being suspicious and delaying decisions in the situation of having no complete proof, and they can maintain their studies with patience and care.
3	They will apply the modern methods writing and investigating history by being loyal to scientific ethical rules.
4	By learning other disciplines which can be an assist to science of history, they will benefit from the branches which will help them in their investigations and studies.
5	They will have the information of archive, library and documents. In addition, by evaluating these sources in decent way through its originality, they will present service and being of academic society.
6	Inception until the fall to summarize the political history of the Great Seljuk state.
7	The Great Seljuk state and Byzantium relations with other Islamic states to comprehend.
8	Great Seljuk state to analyze the effects on world history.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Seljuk b. Dukak of the Seljuks on the scene. Cendana Dukak to the advent of the Seljuks spread of Islam here, Tugrul-Call-Alp Arslan and Malik Shah the Seljuks period of political activity, the weakening and collapse of the Seljuks, Iraq, Kirman, Syrian Seljuks.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The Seljuk origin, exit the stage of history and state formation	reading, explanation, discussion
2	Tugrul Bey and Call struggle for dominance with time and Ghaznevids	reading, explanation, discussion
3	Alparslan transfer of political events	reading, explanation, discussion
4	The Manzikert War and the importance it	reading, explanation, discussion
5	Malikhshah era political events	reading, explanation, discussion
6	Berkyaruk, Muhammad Tapar and Sancar Periods	reading, explanation, discussion
7	Weakening and collapse of the Great Seljuk Empire	reading, explanation, discussion
8	Midterm Exam
9	Great Seljuk religious-political relations between Baghdad Caliphate	reading, explanation, discussion
10	Great Seljuks established through marriage relations between Baghdad Caliphate	reading, explanation, discussion
11	Of Great Seljuk Sultanate of important dignitaries: queen kunduru, Nizam al-Mulk, Sadü'd Gevhera to-Devlin and Aksungur	reading, explanation, discussion
12	Hasan Sabbah and Seljuk Period Batınilik activities	reading, explanation, discussion
13	Great Seljuk State and Trends of the Religious sects of the relations with	reading, explanation, discussion
14	Iraq, Kirman, Syrian Seljuks	reading, explanation, discussion

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Burslan, Kıvameddin, (1999) Irak ve Horasan Selçukluları Tarihi, Ankara. 2. Turan, Osman,(2012) Selçuklular Tarihi ve Türk İslam Medeniyeti, İstanbul, 3. Özaydın, Abdulkerim (1990), Selçuklular Tarihi, Ankara. 4. Merçil, Erdoğan, (1989), Kirman Selçukluları, Ankara. 5. F. Sümer- A. Sevim, (1988), İslam Kaynaklarına Göre Malazgirt Savaşı, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	13	2	26
Self Study	14	2	28
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	9	9
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
Reading	7	2	14
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			90

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