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The rise of a capital : Al-Fustat and its hinterland, 18/639-132/750
- Title
- The rise of a capital : Al-Fustat and its hinterland, 18/639-132/750 / by Jelle Bruning.
- Author
- Bruning, Jelle
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
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- Description
- xx, 212 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- "In The Rise of a Capital: Al-Fusṭāṭ and Its Hinterland, 18/639-132/750, Jelle Bruning maps al-Fusṭāṭ's development from a garrison town founded by Muslim conquerors near modern Cairo (Egypt) in c. 640 C.E. into a bustling provincial capital a century later. Synthesising contemporary papyri, archaeology and narrative sources, this book argues that al-Fusṭāṭ's position in Egypt changed with the different policies of the Rightly-Guided and Umayyad caliphs and their provincial representatives. Because these policies affected the town's centrality in the administration as well as in commercial and legal networks throughout Egypt, from Alexandria in the north to Aswan in the south, The Rise of a Capital offers valuable new insights into Egypt's society during the first century of Muslim rule."--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Islamic history and civilization ; volume 153
- Uniform Title
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 153.
- Alternative Title
- Al-Fustat and its hinterland, 18/639-132/750
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-4553
- ISBN
- 9789004366350
- 9004366350
- LCCN
- 2018010089
- OCLC
- 1019738282
- Author
- Bruning, Jelle, author.
- Title
- The rise of a capital : Al-Fustat and its hinterland, 18/639-132/750 / by Jelle Bruning.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Islamic history and civilization ; volume 153Islamic history and civilization ; v. 153.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 600-1882
- Other Form:
- Online version: Bruning, Jelle. Rise of a capital. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018] 9789004366367
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-4553