UID:
almahu_9950002002102882
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiv, 385 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781399527392 (ebook)
Serie:
The Edinburgh history of the Islamic empires
Inhalt:
The Umayyad Empire (644-750 CE) was the first Islamic empire and one of the largest empires of ancient and medieval times, extending over 5,000 miles between the Atlantic Ocean in the West and the Indian Ocean in the East. This book traces the empire's origins to the Arabian Peninsula and the Syrian Steppe in the centuries before Islam. It explores the dynamics that shaped this formative era for the history of the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. The century of Umayyad rule witnessed war with the Eastern Roman Empire, against whom the Umayyads defined their claims to rule as God's deputies on Earth. This was the period in which the Qur'an was compiled, monuments such as the Dome of the Rock were built, and new Islamic and Arab identities developed.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Mar 2025).
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The origins of Arab empire --
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The seventh-century 'world crisis' --
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The 'conquest society' and the defeat of Rome and Islam --
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The emergence of the Umayyad Empire --
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The succession to Mu'awiya and the Second Civil War --
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The imperial Marwanid caliphate --
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The Siege of Constantinople and the short caliphates of Sulayman, 'Umar II and Yazid II --
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Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik: renewal and defeat --
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The collapse of Umayyad power --
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Resources, settlement patterns and commerce --
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Christians, Zoroastrians, Jews and others in the Umayyad Empire --
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The provinces, government and taxation.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9780748643011
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geschichte
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781399527392/type/BOOK
