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When Baghdad ruled the Muslim world : the rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty / Hugh Kennedy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2005.Edition: 1st De Capo Press edDescription: xxv, 326 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., geneal. table, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780306814358
Other title:
  • Rise and fall of Islam's greatest dynasty
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 956.747 Ken/Whe
LOC classification:
  • DS38.6 .K463 2005
Contents:
Revolution -- Mansūr and his legacy -- Hārūn al-Rashīd: the golden prime -- The war between the brothers -- Poetry and power at the early Abbasid Court -- Landscape with palaces -- The Harem -- Ma'mūn to Mutawwakil -- Abbasid Court culture -- High noon in Sāmarrā.
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Originally published in the United Kingdom under as The Court of the Caliphs.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-316) and index.

Revolution -- Mansūr and his legacy -- Hārūn al-Rashīd: the golden prime -- The war between the brothers -- Poetry and power at the early Abbasid Court -- Landscape with palaces -- The Harem -- Ma'mūn to Mutawwakil -- Abbasid Court culture -- High noon in Sāmarrā.