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<p>The early Abbasid Caliphate was an important period for Islam. The dynasty, based in Baghdad, ruled over a vast Empire, stretching from the Indus Valley and Southern Russia to the East to Tunisia in the West; and presided over an age of brilliant cultural achievements. </p><p>This study, first published in 1981, examines the Abbasid Caliphs from their coming to power in 750 AD, to the death of the Caliph al-Ma’mun in 833 AD, when the period of Turkish domination began. It looks at the politic
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- Author
- Hugh Kennedy
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781138953215
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Regional Studies, Middle Eastern History
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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