Legal, Political and Historical Sciences

The production of legal, political and historical works in medieval Central Asia was closely associated with political context. The Mongol invasions of the thirteenth century severely shook the Islamic Caliphate, resulting in an increase in the number of historical works and chronicles being produced.  Legal and political studies also evolved in this period. Legal studies required training in religious schools, as hadiths (or religious traditions) formed the basis of Islamic law, whilst politics was seen as one of the most important ‘sciences’, as its goal was the just governance of mankind.