Matthew S. Gordon

Ahmad ibn Tulun

Governor of Abbasid Egypt, 868-884

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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-Qata'i`
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