Eastmond's work is not exclusively about Tamta, per se, but instead provides an important cultural and historical perspective on the politics and movement between and among Middle Eastern and Central Asian kingdoms and empires in the 13th century. Starting with the Crusades and ending with the rise of the Mongols as a backdrop, Eastmond traces Tamta's navigation through the intricate politics of the Caucasus region and beyond, providing a vital window into the way local kingdoms interacted with other significant powers of that time.

Antony Eastmond. Tamta's World: The Life and Encounters of a Medieval Noblewoman from the Middle East to Mongolia. Cambridge University Press, 2017.

From The Medieval Review (TMR). Review by Woodberry Forest and the Archaeological Institute of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences