Matthew S. Gordon

Ahmad ibn Tulun

Governor of Abbasid Egypt, 868-884

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Introduces one of the most important figures in the early history of Islamic Egypt

Produktdetails

• Makers of the Muslim World
• Verlag: Oneworld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 137mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 274g
• ISBN-13: 9781851688098
• ISBN-10: 1851688099
• Artikelnr.: 60744640

Autorenporträt

Matthew S. Gordon is Professor of Islamic History at Miami University, and author of The Breaking of a Thousand Swords and The Rise of Islam.

Inhaltsangabe

Maps Chronology The Tulunid Household   INTRODUCTION The Political and Military Setting Ibn Tulun and Abbasid Politics Governing Abbasid Egypt   1 THE FIRST DECADE IN OFFICE 868
877 The Appointment to Egypt The Claim to Full Authority Pacification and the Tulunid Military The Imperial Stage   2 THE LAST YEARS IN OFFICE 877
884 The New Syrian Campaign Father and Son Tarsus and Damascus The Question of Legacy   3 GOVERNING EGYPT Representing Ibn Tulun Egypt and the Samarran Command Family and Household The Tulunid Army and Police The Tulunid Economy and its Administration   4 CITY AND CEREMONY Al-Qatäi` The City as Stage The Military Command The Religious Establishment Damascus, the Abbasid Court, and the Frontier   CONCLUSION: TULUNID FORTUNES The Amir
s Career   Acknowledgments Bibliography Index