The Remuneration of a Court Companion in Theory and Practice: A Case Study

This study follows the financial adventures of Abū Bakr al-Ṣūlī (d. 335/947) as he served at the court of three Abbasid caliphs in various capacities over thirty-eight years. In his Kitāb al-Awrāq, chronicles covering this period, al-Ṣūlī frequently refers to payments he himself or his colleagues ha...

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Main Author: Osti, Letizia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Journal of Abbasid Studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 85-107
Further subjects:B Court culture gift giving nadīm patronage
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