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Abd Al-Rahman III: The First Cordoban Caliph
Buch von Maribel Fierro
Sprache: Englisch

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`Abd al- Rahman III ( 891-961) was the greatest of the Umayyad rulers of al-Andalus (Islamic Spain and Portugal) and the first of them to take the title of Caliph. A strong leader and an astute politician, he conducted campaigns against Muslim rebels within his own realm, fought the Christian Kings in the North of the Iberian Peninsula, confronted the Fatimids in North Africa and founded the palatine town of Madinat al- Zahra. By the time of his death in 961, `Abd al-Rahman III had pacified the whole of al-Andalus and made Cordoba a capital city to rival the greatest of the age.

This book is the first biography of this fascinating and hugely influential figure to be published in English. Accessible yet authoritative, it also features a comprehensive guid to further reading, and will prove an indispensable resource for readers of all backgrounds.

`Abd al- Rahman III ( 891-961) was the greatest of the Umayyad rulers of al-Andalus (Islamic Spain and Portugal) and the first of them to take the title of Caliph. A strong leader and an astute politician, he conducted campaigns against Muslim rebels within his own realm, fought the Christian Kings in the North of the Iberian Peninsula, confronted the Fatimids in North Africa and founded the palatine town of Madinat al- Zahra. By the time of his death in 961, `Abd al-Rahman III had pacified the whole of al-Andalus and made Cordoba a capital city to rival the greatest of the age.

This book is the first biography of this fascinating and hugely influential figure to be published in English. Accessible yet authoritative, it also features a comprehensive guid to further reading, and will prove an indispensable resource for readers of all backgrounds.

Über den Autor

Maribel Fierro is Investigador Cientifico at the Departmento de Estudios Arabes, CSIC, Spain.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

1 THE FOURTEEN DAYS OF HAPPINESS OF `ABD AL-RAHMAN III (r. 912¿61)

2 AL-ANDALUS BEFORE THE SECOND UMAYYAD CALIPHATE

What was al-Andalus?

Arabs and Berbers, the Muslim tribesmen who conquered al-Andalus

The conquered population and the process of conversion

The Umayyad emirs: centralization, law, and clientage

External enemies

3 THE COLLAPSE OF UMAYYAD POWER AND ITS RECOVERY BY `ABD AL-RAHMAN III (912¿28)

Muslims against Muslims: the Umayyad confrontation with Arabs, Berbers, and Muwallads

Umayyads against Umayyads: the reign of emir `Abd Allah (r. 888¿912)

A new beginning: `Abd al-Rahman III becomes emir (912)

Securing the central lands and the defeat of the Hafsunids (912¿28)

The frontier regions

4 CALIPHATE AND CONSOLIDATION (929¿61)

The adoption of the caliphal title and the minting of gold

Extending Umayyad power in the frontier regions: the fall of Toledo and Zaragoza

Betrayal: the battle of Simancas-Alhandega (939)

Relationships with the Christian polities

Conflict with the Fatimids and North African policies

5 THE CALIPH¿S FAMILY AND HIS MEN

The caliph¿s family

Men of the sword and men of the pen

Slaves and eunuchs

Hierarchies and egalitarianism among the Muslim population

Christians and Jews

6 BUILDING THE CALIPHATE: STICK, STONES, AND WORDS

The carrot and the stick

Cordoba and Madinat al-Zahrä

The writing of history

Scholars and men of letters

Religious policies and the Maliki identity

7 `ABD AL-RAHMAN III¿S LEGACY

APPENDIX: How do we know what we know about `Abd al-Rahman III?

Bibliography

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Religion: Nichtchristliche Religionen
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 150
Reihe: Makers of the Muslim World
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781851683840
ISBN-10: 1851683844
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Fierro, Maribel
Hersteller: ONEWorld Publications
Makers of the Muslim World
Maße: 225 x 137 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Maribel Fierro
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.05.2005
Gewicht: 0,318 kg
preigu-id: 102410726
Über den Autor

Maribel Fierro is Investigador Cientifico at the Departmento de Estudios Arabes, CSIC, Spain.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

1 THE FOURTEEN DAYS OF HAPPINESS OF `ABD AL-RAHMAN III (r. 912¿61)

2 AL-ANDALUS BEFORE THE SECOND UMAYYAD CALIPHATE

What was al-Andalus?

Arabs and Berbers, the Muslim tribesmen who conquered al-Andalus

The conquered population and the process of conversion

The Umayyad emirs: centralization, law, and clientage

External enemies

3 THE COLLAPSE OF UMAYYAD POWER AND ITS RECOVERY BY `ABD AL-RAHMAN III (912¿28)

Muslims against Muslims: the Umayyad confrontation with Arabs, Berbers, and Muwallads

Umayyads against Umayyads: the reign of emir `Abd Allah (r. 888¿912)

A new beginning: `Abd al-Rahman III becomes emir (912)

Securing the central lands and the defeat of the Hafsunids (912¿28)

The frontier regions

4 CALIPHATE AND CONSOLIDATION (929¿61)

The adoption of the caliphal title and the minting of gold

Extending Umayyad power in the frontier regions: the fall of Toledo and Zaragoza

Betrayal: the battle of Simancas-Alhandega (939)

Relationships with the Christian polities

Conflict with the Fatimids and North African policies

5 THE CALIPH¿S FAMILY AND HIS MEN

The caliph¿s family

Men of the sword and men of the pen

Slaves and eunuchs

Hierarchies and egalitarianism among the Muslim population

Christians and Jews

6 BUILDING THE CALIPHATE: STICK, STONES, AND WORDS

The carrot and the stick

Cordoba and Madinat al-Zahrä

The writing of history

Scholars and men of letters

Religious policies and the Maliki identity

7 `ABD AL-RAHMAN III¿S LEGACY

APPENDIX: How do we know what we know about `Abd al-Rahman III?

Bibliography

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Genre: Religion & Theologie
Religion: Nichtchristliche Religionen
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 150
Reihe: Makers of the Muslim World
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9781851683840
ISBN-10: 1851683844
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Fierro, Maribel
Hersteller: ONEWorld Publications
Makers of the Muslim World
Maße: 225 x 137 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Maribel Fierro
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.05.2005
Gewicht: 0,318 kg
preigu-id: 102410726
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