Abdullah Yusuf Chaudhury

MPHIL CLASSICAL ISLAMIC HISTORY & CULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

I graduated in History at SOAS, during which time I also studied the Islamic sciences, with a specific interest in Theology and Usul al-Fiqh. My MPhil will continue my research on the relationship between the Mongol Ilkhanate and Islam, exploring various methods of legitimation used in the Ilkhanate. Through my studies, I wish to promote the study of the Humanities and the awareness of Islamic history and cross-cultural exchanges in the pre-modern world, especially in areas often understudied or misrepresented. I also aim to promote the importance of historical knowledge for Islamic sciences’ students, for whom an understanding of history is important to contextualise their knowledge.