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" Crisis and continuity at the Abbasid court : "
by Maaike van Berkel, Nadia Maria El Cheikh, Hugh Kennedy and Letizia Osti.
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BL
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651066
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dltt
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Berkel, Maaike van
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Crisis and continuity at the Abbasid court : : formal and informal politics in the caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) /\ by Maaike van Berkel, Nadia Maria El Cheikh, Hugh Kennedy and Letizia Osti.
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Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ;; volume 102.
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xii, 262 pages :: illustration, color maps ;; 23 cm.
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9789004252714 (hardback : alk. paper)
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: 9004252711 (hardback : alk. paper)
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9789004252707 (e-book)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-253) and index.
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Histories and stories. The reign of al-Muqtadir (925-320/908-32) -- The caliph -- Scribes and soldiers. The vizier -- The bureaucracy -- The military -- Women and courtiers. The chamberlains -- The harem -- Culture, education and the court.
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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 only offers a substantial investigation of the idea and reality of decline, but also provides new interpretations of the inner workings of the court and the empire. The authors, four specialists of Abbasid history, explore the formal and informal power relationships that shaped politics at the court, involving bureaucrats, military, harem, courtiers and of course al-Muqtadir himself. A study of the topography of Baghdad completes this vivid picture of the court and its capital.
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Muqtadir Billāh,895-932.
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Islamic Empire, History, 750-1258.
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Islamic Empire, Court and courtiers.
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909/.0976701
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DS38.6.B47 2013
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El-Cheikh, Nadia Maria
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Kennedy, Hugh, (Hugh N.)
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Osti, Letizia
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