From Slaves to Supporters: The Role of the Slavs in the Fatimid Mediterranean Empire in the Fourth/Tenth Century
The article explores the role played by slaves in North Africa's Fatimid state in 297/910. Topics discussed include the prominence of the Saqaliba slaves in major areas of Fatimid administration and in its households, challenges faced by the state in its rule of North Africa and accounts discov...
| Published in: | Mediaeval studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institution
[2015]
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Mediaeval studies
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| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KBL Near East and North Africa NCD Political ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
RELIGION & state
B HISTORY of North Africa B Slaves B Political Science B SAQALIBAH |
| Summary: | The article explores the role played by slaves in North Africa's Fatimid state in 297/910. Topics discussed include the prominence of the Saqaliba slaves in major areas of Fatimid administration and in its households, challenges faced by the state in its rule of North Africa and accounts discovered from sources written by Fatimid Ismaili authors from the 14th/10th century that includes reasons behind the Saqalibas' great influence in the state. |
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| ISSN: | 0076-5872 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Mediaeval studies
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