Crisis and continuity at the Abbasid court : formal and informal politics in the caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) /

Crisis and continuity at the Abbasid court : formal and informal politics in the caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) /

The reign of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) is a crucial and controversial epoch in the history of the Abbasid empire. Al-Muqtadir's regime has traditionally been depicted as one of decline, when the political power of the caliphate and the lustre of its capital began to crumble. This book not on...

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Other Authors: Berkel, Maaike van.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Series: Islamic History and Civilization 102.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248731.

Subjects:

Muqtadir Billāh, > Caliph, > 895-932.
Abbasids.
HISTORY / World.
Islamic Empire > History > 750-1258.
Islamic Empire > Court and courtiers.

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Call Number: DS38.6 .C75 2013

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Reign of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32): A History /
  • Hugh Kennedy
  • 2. The Caliph /
  • Letizia Osti
  • 3. The Vizier /
  • Maaike van Berkel
  • 4. The Bureaucracy /
  • Maaike van Berkel
  • 5. The Military /
  • Hugh Kennedy
  • 6. The Chamberlains /
  • Nadia Maria El Cheikh
  • 7. The Harem /
  • Nadia Maria El Cheikh
  • 8. Culture, Education and the Court /
  • Letizia Osti
  • General Conclusion
  • Appendix: Baghdad at the Time of al-Muqtadir /
  • Judith Ahola and Letizia Osti
  • Maps
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Names and Technical Terms.