MOĞOL İSTİLÂSINA DAİR İKİ FARKLI AKTARIM BİÇİMİ: TARİHÎ KAYNAKLAR VE MENAKIPNAMELER

Undoubtedly, the Mongolian invasions rank first among chain of events that shaped fate states and left indisputable effects on societies in their path during Middle Ages. The began reign great Chinghis Khan who had ideal world domination. With invasions, one hand, political equilibrium several regions was changed dramatically; other religious intellectual (including those ṣūfī structures) patterns societieswere also deeply influenced by depending changing balance. Conventionally, way structures this period were affected has usually been studied referencing historical sources. However, such evaluations neglecting menākıbnāmes which stories sheikhs dervishes these told fall short variety aspects. As regarded as sacred literary texts formed context semantic worlds dervishes, they can serve complimentary sources for shed light neglected spots studies. Nonetheless,the not only convey words actions wisdom ṣūfīs but reflectthe traces social lived in. In study, therefore, themenākıbnāmes, have invaluable significance terms cultural history, used accordinglywith Using a source led us to conclusion there weretwo different narratives regarding invasions. When modernstudies are surveyed, it be implied Mongols’ own belief status selected nationand notion universal empire most important factors quest forconquests. Equally important, richness Islamic welcoming attitudes someMuslim further motivated Mongols conquests. progress theconquests is followed from menākıbnāmes, however, kind narrative appears. Thisdifferent especially elaborated Nafahāt al-Uns, Menāḳıb al-ʿĀrifīn,Sipehsālār Risalesi Vilāyet-Nāme. records help comprehend themental some allow how interpreted theMongolian Keywords: Mongol Invasions, Historical Sources, Menākıbnāmes, Sheikhs Dervishes,Prophecies.