ABSTRACT
Thischapter'stitlemightraiseexpectationsIwillnotbeabletofulfil.Therearetoo manyaspectswhichshouldbeincluded,aspectsofpolitical,administrative,social andeconomichistoryandaboveallofprosopography,whichatthepresentstateof myresearchcannotbecoveredsufficiently.Thischapterwillthereforeberestricted toageneraloutlineofthetopicandthemethodologicalapproach,followedby someexamples.'
