The Mawali in the Umayyad period

The first part of this study examines the emergence of the mamluk institution as an answer to the problem of conducting imperial politics in a Muslim context. As long as tribal ties served to set off the conquerors against the conquered population the need for such an imperial tool did not arise, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crone, Patricia
Published: SOAS, University of London 1973
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.337480