The Poets And Scholars That Affected The Scholarly And Cultural Lıfe In The Reıgn Of Shaddadids
ŞEDDÂDÎLER DEVRİNDE İLİM VE KÜLTÜR HAYATINA TESİR EDEN ŞAİR VE ÂLİMLER

Author : Nevzat KELEŞ
Number of pages : 1-23.

Abstract

The Shaddadids - referred in sources as Bani Shaddad, Al-i Shaddad, Shaddadiyan (Shaddadids) and Şatatikk - were of Kurdish origin and prevailed in the regions of Arran and Armenia from the middle of the tenth century until the end of the twelfth century. Shaddadids emerged in the stage of history with Muhammed b. Shaddad in Dvin and acted as a sugur by creating a buffer area between the Islamic World and Georgian and Armenian Kingdoms and non-Muslim peoples on the north bank of Kur River. Ganja branch of the dynasty that maintained its political career from three separate centers pursued an expansionist policy; on the contrary of Dvin and Ani branches who struggled to protect their territories. Nevertheless, Shaddadids, because of their political dominance for a long period, significantly contributed to the social and cultural revival of the Arran and Eastern Armenia, particularly in Ganja, Dvin (Dabil, Duvin) and Ani. Particularly, as they ensured to enrich the material civilization of the mentioned region with the reconstruction activities they carried out, they played an important role in the revival of the scholarly life thanks to the establishment of scientific institutions and libraries. Shaddadid emirs’ relations with the poets and the literary men and the visits of the scholars to the Shaddadid soil are indications of this fact. In this sense, our article focuses on poets and scholars that affected the scholarly and cultural life in the reign of Shaddadids. They left a high reputation through their architectural and cultural activities.

Keywords

Shaddadids, Science, Culture, Poets, Scholars

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