Der Nahe und Mittlere OstenIn the 9th century, a secret sect of the Ism?'?l's -- known in the Middle Ages under the name of Fatimids -- arose to play a prominent role in the history of the Near East. Their supreme head today is the Agha Khan. In this mesmerising book, Heinz Halm describes the early history of the Fatimids, from the founding and spread of the secret society to the rise of the caliphal dynasty to power in North Africa and the founding of Cairo, their capital. |
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Contents
Introduction Fatimids and Ismailis | 1 |
Chapter Two The Appearance of the Mahdi | 58 |
Chapter Three The Caliph AlMahdi Billāh 909934 | 141 |
Chapter Four The Collapse of the Empire AlQāim biAmr | 275 |
Chapter Six The Imam AlMuizz liDin Allāh 953975 | 338 |
Sources | 423 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abū Abdallāh according afterwards Aghlabid al-Mahdi al-Mahdiyya al-Mu'izz al-Qā’im already amir appeared Arab army arrived asked Baghdad Bakr beduin beginning Berber brother brought Byzantine caliph called camp century chief cited command dā'i da'wa dāʻi death East Egypt entire faith father Fatimid Friends gate gives governor Halm hand head Ibn Hawqal Ibn Idhārī Idris Ifriqiya Iftitāḥ Imam Islamic Ismā'il Isma'ili Italy Ja'far Jawdhar Kutāma land later letter lived lord Mahdi Majālis March mosque Muhammad Muslims North Nuʻmān once ordered original palace Persian prayer present prince prison Prophet Qadi Qarmatis Qayrawan Quran Raqqāda received remained reports residence rule Salamya sent Sicily Sirat slave sons sources Stern taken took tribes troops turned village wall Yazid
References to this book
Persian Historiography to the End of the Twelfth Century Julie Scott Meisami No preview available - 1999 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Der Nahe und Mittlere Osten HANDBOOK OF ORIENTAL STUDIES/HANDBUCH DER ORIENTALISTIK Volume 26 of Handbook of Oriental Studies Volume 26 of Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 the near and Middle East Series Handbuch der Orientalistik : Abt. 1, Der Nahe und Mittlere Osten / Handbuch der Orientalistik / 1 Volume 26 of Probleme Der Agyptologie Volume 1, Issue 26 of The Empire of the Mahdi: The Rise of the Fatimids |
| Author | Heinz Halm |
| Publisher | BRILL, 1996 |
| ISBN | 9004100563, 9789004100565 |
| Length | 452 pages |
| Subjects | › › Architecture / Interior Design / General History / Africa / General History / Middle East / General |
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