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

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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Call Number: DT150.5.F87

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright Page
  • Motto
  • Acknowledgements
  • Transliteration, Dates, and Toponyms
  • Abbreviations
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • The Administrative Relationship between Alexandria and al-Fusṭāṭ
  • The Commercial Development of Alexandria after the Foundation of al-Fusṭāṭ
  • Changes in the Military Administration of Upper Egypt and Its Relationship with al-Fusṭāṭ
  • Al-Fusṭāṭ and the Legal Administration of Upper Egypt
  • General Conclusion: On the Development of al-Fusṭāṭ's Relationship with Its Hinterland
  • Overview of the Heads of the Civil and Military Administrations of Alexandria, and Governors in Alexandria
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography.