Chûô Ajia shi. Tokyo, Dohosha, 1999, 246 p., maps, tab., ill., photos., chronology, index (Ajia no rekishi to bunka [History and Culture of Asia], 8). [History of Central Asia]

This is the latest introduction to the history of Central Asia, and it consists of 3 parts and 13 chapters. The contents is as follows: General introduction (Mano, Eiji) ; Part 1 : Central Asia in the pre-Islamic period ; 1. The Development of Archaeological Studies of Central Asia (Kuwayama, Shôshin) ; 2. Nomadic Society and Culture in Central Asia (Katayama, Akio) ; 3. Society and Culture in Central Asian Oasis regions (Yoshida, Yutaka) ; 4. The Kushanids (Otani, Nakao) ; Part 2 : Central A..

« ‘Wakuto’ shijô no Buruhan Shahido no kiji ni tsuite ». Seinan Ajia Kenkyû (Bulletin of the Society for Western and Southern Asiatic Studies, Kyoto University), 49 (1998), pp. 68-84. [Burhan Shahid’s Articles in the Waqt]

Burḥân Šahîd (1894-1989) is one of the most famous Uighur statesmen in contemporary China. Just after taking office as the president of the Xinjian province in January 1949, he cooperated with the Communist Party of China and played a great role in the so-called « peaceful liberation » of the Xinjiang province. In later years he worked in the Chinese Muslim Society and on his death he was praised as « a devoted Communist and eminent representative of the Uighur people » by Chinese authorities..

« Nushiruvan Yaushehu no Torukisutan shûyû ni tsuite ». Kôbe Daigaku Shigaku Nenpû [Kobe University Annals of Historical Studies], 13 (1998), pp. 20-36 (bibliography pp. 32-36). [Nûširwân Yâ’ušef’s Trips to Turkistan]

Nûširwân Yâ’ušef (mid. 1880’s-1917) has been one of the forgotten reformist-Jadidist Tatar intellectuals. However in the pre-revolutionary period his name was very popular among Turkistan Muslims by his number of articles and travel accounts on contemporary affairs in Turkistan, especially in Eastern Turkistan. Under the influence of Abdürreşid Ibrahim, who had accomplished a great travel through Eurasia, Yâ’ušef decided to travel extensively in the still unknown Eastern Turkistan, and contri..

Natto shinakatta otoko. Enveru Pasha Chûtô kara Chûô Ajia he. Tokyo, Iwanami Shôten, 1999, xvı-614-24 p., ill. in bl., maps, index, biblio. [Enver Paşa, the Unsatisfied Man: From the Middle East to Central Asia]

After the First World War, that destroyed the imperial regimes in the Middle East and Russia, there emerged new regimes through violent struggles. Enver Paşa (1881-1922) is found among the outstanding figures in those revolutionary years. Despite the loss of the war Enver Paşa, the ex-minister of war of the Ottoman Empire, never abandoned his idea of the liberation of the Muslim world, among others of his homeland Turkey. This work provides us the detailed activities of Enver Paşa from the en..

From Holy War to Autonomy: Dār al-Islām Imagined by Turkestani Muslim Intellectuals

This paper aims to present some preliminary observations as well as discuss prospects for further research on the intellectual history of Turkestan during the tsarist period. Three topics will be discussed: first, how the Muslim intellectuals, especially the first generation who witnessed the Russian invasion – such as Tā’ib (1830-1905) and others – understood their own society under Russian rule; second, following a brief analysis of the Andijan Uprising in 1898, how they responded to this uprising that threatened “the peaceful order” under Russian rule; and third, how the generation following conceived the future of their Dār al-Islām. In this part we consider the proposal for Muslim autonomy in Turkestan made by Mahmudxo‘ja Behbudiy (1875-1919), one of the eminent leaders of the Jadid movement in Turkestan.Cet article a pour but de présenter des observations préliminaires, ainsi que quelques directions pour des futures recherches dans le domaine de l’histoire intellectuelle du Turkestan pendant la période tsariste. Trois sujets seront ici discutés : premièrement, comment les intellectuels musulmans, plus spécialement la première génération témoin de l’invasion russe (comme Tā’ib et d’autres) ont-ils compris leur propre société sous le pouvoir russe ; deuxièmement, à la suite d’une brève analyse de la révolte d’Andidjan de 1898, comment ont-ils répondu à cette révolte qui a menacé l’« ordre pacifique » du pouvoir russe ; finalement, comment la génération suivante a-t-elle conçu l’avenir de son Dār al-Islām. Sous cet angle nous étudierons la proposition avancée par Mahmudxo‘ja Behbudiy (1875-1919), un des leaders éminents du mouvement djadid au Turkestan, pour l’autonomie musulmane au Turkestan

Chûô Ajia shi. Tokyo, Dohosha, 1999, 246 p., maps, tab., ill., photos., chronology, index (Ajia no rekishi to bunka [History and Culture of Asia], 8). [History of Central Asia]

This is the latest introduction to the history of Central Asia, and it consists of 3 parts and 13 chapters. The contents is as follows: General introduction (Mano, Eiji) ; Part 1 : Central Asia in the pre-Islamic period ; 1. The Development of Archaeological Studies of Central Asia (Kuwayama, Shôshin) ; 2. Nomadic Society and Culture in Central Asia (Katayama, Akio) ; 3. Society and Culture in Central Asian Oasis regions (Yoshida, Yutaka) ; 4. The Kushanids (Otani, Nakao) ; Part 2 : Central A..