History of Cathay: A Translation and Linguistic Analysis of a Fifteenth-Century Turkic Manuscript

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In this book, Ildiko Beller-Hann presents a transcription, translation, and analysis of the Tarikh-i Khata'i, or, the History of Cathay. Written in a little-known Turkic language referred to by scholars as Turk ‘Acami, the Tarikh-i Khata'i serves as an excellent source for linguistic study. Beller-Hann expertly dissects the language of this manuscript in order to argue that its linguistic features represent a predecessor of modern Azerbaijani Turkic. Beyond the extensive linguistic analysis, Beller-Hann also provides the reader with succinct historiography of the manuscript. This work is an essential source for any reader interested in Turkic and Persian languages and history.