A portrait of the Samarran Turk community while in the employ of the 'Abbasid caliphate during the ninth century.

A portrait of the Samarran Turk community while in the employ of the 'Abbasid caliphate during the ninth century.

The first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, which reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics and o

This collection of articles offers new insights into warfare and its impact on medieval society, analyzing social and economic issues, military strategy, techno

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