TÜRK TARİHİNİ ARAŞTIRMA PRENSİPLERİ İÇİNDE DIŞTA TİCARET İÇTE ÜLÜŞÜN ROLÜ*

Abstract

This article deals with the concepts of the external trade and internal ülüş
(distribution) of Turkic dynasties. Changes in these two concepts during the
course of history are examined in detail. The developments of trade in Asia,
turning points of Asian and Turkic history are discussed. In the light of these
discussions, the Turkic history has been re-interpreted with the concept of Asian
history in a broader sense. It is maintained that the sovereignty concepts of
Turkic rulers had been re-defined in terms of the developments and changes in
external trade and internal ülüş.