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eprints-42917
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eprints
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SOAS, University of London
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SOAS Research Online
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| language |
English
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| language_search |
English
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| description |
This article discusses the use of the word sulṭān in Arabic political and historical discourse in the period before the term is regularly used as a title of rulership attached to an individual in the middle of the fifth/eleventh century. It describes four phases, sulṭān as abstract authority, sulṭān as state or administration, sulṭān as an informal descriptor of a powerful individual and sulṭān as a formal title used on coins. It argues that the changing uses are related to the changing nature of power and authority in the Muslim community.
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| format |
Journal Article
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| author |
Kennedy, Hugh
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| author_facet |
Kennedy, Hugh
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| authorStr |
Kennedy, Hugh
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| author_letter |
Kennedy, Hugh
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| title |
The Evolution of the Term Sulṭān in Early Islam
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| publisher |
Brill
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| publishDate |
2024
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| url |
https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/42917/
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