Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Nik Matheou In brief Date - 10 February 2025Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Nik Matheou (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh)Title - Crisis of accumulation in the Chinggisid world order: Land, capital and fiscal administration in Ilkhanid Ani, 1256-1335 Email an IMES colleague to join online About the speakerDr Nik Matheou is a global economic and social historian, specialising in medieval Afro-Eurasia. His research combines Armenian, Georgian, Greek, Latin and Persian primary sources with material culture, epigraphy, numismatics, climate data and landscape approaches.Dr Matheou studied Ancient & Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh at undergraduate level, before moving to the University of Oxford to complete first a Masters in Late Antique & Byzantine Studies, and then a doctoral dissertation in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies titled ‘Situating the History attributed to Aristakes Lastiverc‘i: The Empire of New Rome & Caucasia in the Eleventh Century’.His first postdoctoral position was as Past & Present Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research in the University of London’s School of Advanced Study. Following this, he was appointed programme manager at the Armenian Institute, London, before taking up his current post as Lecturer in Global Medieval History & Marxism at the University of Edinburgh.Nik's current research project is titled ‘“The Fate of Unjust Cities”: Commercial Revolution, Global History & the Abandoned City of Ani, 900-1400’. The project draws on Ani’s rich material remains, particularly the large corpus of monumental epigraphy, as well as numismatics, ceramics and architectural remains, supplemented by Armenian, Georgian, Greek and Islamic (Arabic & Persian) literary sources.About the seminar seriesThe second half of 2024-25's Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series is being organised by the team behind the Caliphal Finances research project. The overarching theme of the series will be taxation, with its title being 'Taxes, taxes, taxes. All the rest is bulls*it in my opinion'.All Caliphal Finances team members will be presenting their own research on Abbasid fiscal practices. They will also be joined by guest speakers from throughout the University, who will present on their own areas of expertise related to those fiscal practices.The series is co-organised by the Edinburgh Centre for Late Antique Islamic and Byzantine Studies (CLAIBS).Read more about the Caliphal Finances project on our Research pageHow to attendEvents are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required. If you wish to join online, you can email a colleague in IMES for joining information.All talks are followed by a reception. Email an IMES colleague to join online Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses in the Muslim world's three main languages, placing Arabic, Persian and Turkish in the context of history, literature, culture, religion and politics, past and present.Choose from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including PhD programmes. Find out more about Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh Feb 10 2025 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Nik Matheou A hybrid seminar by Dr Nik Matheou (School of History, Classics and Archaeology) examining administration systems in Ilkhanid Ani between the years of 1256 to 1335. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH and online Find the venue: 50 George Square Email an IMES colleague to join online
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Nik Matheou In brief Date - 10 February 2025Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Nik Matheou (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh)Title - Crisis of accumulation in the Chinggisid world order: Land, capital and fiscal administration in Ilkhanid Ani, 1256-1335 Email an IMES colleague to join online About the speakerDr Nik Matheou is a global economic and social historian, specialising in medieval Afro-Eurasia. His research combines Armenian, Georgian, Greek, Latin and Persian primary sources with material culture, epigraphy, numismatics, climate data and landscape approaches.Dr Matheou studied Ancient & Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh at undergraduate level, before moving to the University of Oxford to complete first a Masters in Late Antique & Byzantine Studies, and then a doctoral dissertation in Asian & Middle Eastern Studies titled ‘Situating the History attributed to Aristakes Lastiverc‘i: The Empire of New Rome & Caucasia in the Eleventh Century’.His first postdoctoral position was as Past & Present Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research in the University of London’s School of Advanced Study. Following this, he was appointed programme manager at the Armenian Institute, London, before taking up his current post as Lecturer in Global Medieval History & Marxism at the University of Edinburgh.Nik's current research project is titled ‘“The Fate of Unjust Cities”: Commercial Revolution, Global History & the Abandoned City of Ani, 900-1400’. The project draws on Ani’s rich material remains, particularly the large corpus of monumental epigraphy, as well as numismatics, ceramics and architectural remains, supplemented by Armenian, Georgian, Greek and Islamic (Arabic & Persian) literary sources.About the seminar seriesThe second half of 2024-25's Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series is being organised by the team behind the Caliphal Finances research project. The overarching theme of the series will be taxation, with its title being 'Taxes, taxes, taxes. All the rest is bulls*it in my opinion'.All Caliphal Finances team members will be presenting their own research on Abbasid fiscal practices. They will also be joined by guest speakers from throughout the University, who will present on their own areas of expertise related to those fiscal practices.The series is co-organised by the Edinburgh Centre for Late Antique Islamic and Byzantine Studies (CLAIBS).Read more about the Caliphal Finances project on our Research pageHow to attendEvents are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required. If you wish to join online, you can email a colleague in IMES for joining information.All talks are followed by a reception. Email an IMES colleague to join online Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses in the Muslim world's three main languages, placing Arabic, Persian and Turkish in the context of history, literature, culture, religion and politics, past and present.Choose from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including PhD programmes. Find out more about Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh Feb 10 2025 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Nik Matheou A hybrid seminar by Dr Nik Matheou (School of History, Classics and Archaeology) examining administration systems in Ilkhanid Ani between the years of 1256 to 1335. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH and online Find the venue: 50 George Square Email an IMES colleague to join online
Feb 10 2025 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Nik Matheou A hybrid seminar by Dr Nik Matheou (School of History, Classics and Archaeology) examining administration systems in Ilkhanid Ani between the years of 1256 to 1335.
