Peter Jackson (historian), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Peter Jackson (historian)

scholar and historian (20th century)

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1948

Place of Birth: Rochdale, England, United Kingdom

Profession: historian, Professor Emeritus

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Peter Jackson FBA is a scholar and historian, specializing in the Crusades, particularly the contacts between the Europeans and the Mongols as well as medieval Muslim India.
He is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at Keele University and editor of The Cambridge History of Iran: The Timurid and Safavid Periods.His main research interests are on the relations between the Mongols and the Latin West between 1220 and 1410, and he has written extensively on the topic, exploring the concepts of medieval Europe, the Crusades, medieval Russia and the Mongols, especially the clash of cultures, and the interconnectedness of legends such as that of Prester John.