Clifford Edmund Bosworth 
History of the Seljuq State [EPUB ebook] 
A Translation with Commentary of the Akhbar al-dawla al-saljuqiyya

This book provides an accessible translation and commentary on one of the key primary documents for the history of Western Persia and Iraq in the 11th and 12th centuries. Shedding light on many otherwise obscure aspects of the political history of the region, the book provides a more detailed context for the political history of the wider area.