Humanity has established various civilizations in many basins from Hijaz to Bilad al-Sham, from Iraq al-Ajam to Khorasan, from Maghrib to Andalusia, from Sindh to Hind, from Maveraunnehir to Turkistan, from Anatolia to Rumelia. Many dynasties that ruled over these basins made important contributions to the writing of the history of themselves, the basin, and humanity in different ways. While the sources that emerged within the framework of these efforts are known by scholars working on the period, they are not known in a holistic and comprehensive manner by scholars who want to study these basins, especially young historians and researchers who are new to the field. Taking these concerns into account, the History and Historiography in the Basins of Civilization Project focuses on historians, historical sources, and historiography.
The focus and objectives of this workshop are threefold: First, it is aimed to discuss the position of the historical sources written in the Indian Subcontinent for its own period and beyond, to introduce them with their methodological features, and to evaluate the historical sources accumulated in the basin from the past to the present and the historians who produced them in a holistic manner. In this way, it is aimed to unearth the memory of historiography in the Indian Subcontinent. Secondly, it aims to reveal the processes through which historiography was shaped in the Indian Subcontinent. Thirdly, it is aimed to comprehend the developments, deepenings, transformations, expansions, or differentiations in the science of history in the contemporary period in the Indian Subcontinent, and to examine historiography and the future of history in the light of modern changes and developments by centering the meaning of history.
Participation: The program will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 09:00 at ILEM Terrace Hall. Everyone who is interested in the program is invited.
