ʿAlī b. Muḥammad al-Zanjī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" ʿAlī b. Muḥammad al-Zanjī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Popovic, Alexandre

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1063007
Doc. NO	:	ALei3404
Main Entry	:	Popovic, Alexandre
Title & Author	:	ʿAlī b. Muḥammad al-Zanjī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Popovic, Alexandre
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(842 words)
Abstract	:	ʿAlī b. Muḥammad al-Zanjī (d. 2 Ṣafar 270/11 August 883), known as Ṣāḥib al-Zanj, “Chief of the Zanj,” was the leader of the famous rebellion of black slaves from the coast of East Africa, known as Zanj, who were, from an indefinite date onwards, imported in large numbers into ʿAbbāsid Iraq. This revolt would heavily disrupt lower Iraq and Khūzistān for a period of some fifteen years (between 255/869 and 270/883), causing immeasurable material damage and killing tens (some sources even claim hundreds) of thousands
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei3404.pdf