The rise of a capital : Al-Fustat and its hinterland, 18/639-132/750 /

In The Rise of a Capital: Al-Fusṭāṭ and Its Hinterland, 18/639-132/750 , Jelle Bruning maps al-Fusṭāṭ's development from a garrison town founded by Muslim conquerors near modern Cairo (Egypt) in c. 640 C.E. into a bustling provincial capital a century later. Synthesising contemporary papyri, ar...

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Main Author: Bruning, Jelle.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Series: Islamic History and Civilization 153.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353343.

Subjects:

Fusṭāṭ (Cairo, Egypt) > History > 7th century.

Fusṭāṭ (Cairo, Egypt) > History > 8th century.

Egypt > Politics and government > 640-1882.

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