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024 7 _a10.1163/9789004252707
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245 0 0 _aCrisis and continuity at the Abbasid court :
_bformal and informal politics in the caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) /
_cby Maaike van Berkel ... [and others].
264 1 _aLeiden ;
_aBoston :
_bBrill,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (xiv, 262 pages) :
_bmaps.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aIslamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ;
_vv. 102
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tPreliminary Material --
_tIntroduction --
_t1. The Reign of al-Muqtadir (295–320/908–32): A History /
_rHugh Kennedy --
_t2. The Caliph /
_rLetizia Osti --
_t3. The Vizier /
_rMaaike van Berkel --
_t4. The Bureaucracy /
_rMaaike van Berkel --
_t5. The Military /
_rHugh Kennedy --
_t6. The Chamberlains /
_rNadia Maria El Cheikh --
_t7. The Harem /
_rNadia Maria El Cheikh --
_t8. Culture, Education and the Court /
_rLetizia Osti --
_tGeneral Conclusion --
_tAppendix: Baghdad at the Time of al-Muqtadir /
_rJudith Ahola and Letizia Osti --
_tMaps --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex of Names and Technical Terms.
506 _aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520 _aThe 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.
588 _aDescription based upon print version of record.
600 0 0 _aMuqtadir Billāh,
_cCaliph,
_d895-932.
650 0 _aAbbasids.
650 7 _aHISTORY / World.
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651 0 _aIslamic Empire
_xHistory
_y750-1258.
651 0 _aIslamic Empire
_xCourt and courtiers.
700 1 _aBerkel, Maaike van.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aBerkel, Maaike van
_tCrisis and continuity at the Abbasid court
_z9789004252714
830 0 _aIslamic History and Civilization
_v102.
830 0 _aMiddle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248731.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004252707
999 _c13048
_d13048