The Rise and Fall of the early ʿAbbasid Political and Military Elite

Main author: Kennedy, Hugh
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description This paper explores the composition and role of the military and political elite of the early ʿAbbāsid caliphate (750 –809) whose support enabled the caliphs to maintain sovereignty over their far-flung domains. It considers the importance of different groups, including members of the ʿAbbāsid family, military commanders from Khurāsān and members of powerful and wealthy families like the Muhallabīs and the Shaybāni tribal chiefs. The paper concludes with a discussion of the reasons for the disappearance and effective extinction of this elite in the years after the great civil war that followed Hārūn al-Rashīd’s death in 809.
author_additional Hagemann, Hannah-Lena
author_additionalStr Hagemann, Hannah-Lena
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author Kennedy, Hugh
author_facet Kennedy, Hugh
authorStr Kennedy, Hugh
author_letter Kennedy, Hugh
title The Rise and Fall of the early ʿAbbasid Political and Military Elite
publisher De Gruyter
publishDate 2020
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/33316/