Ahmad al-Mansur : Islamic visionary / Richard L. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1945-

Series:

Library of world biography

The library of world biography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morocco--History--1516-1830.

Morocco.

History.

Aḥmad al-Manṣūr, Sultan of Morocco, 1549-1603.

Aḥmad al-Manṣūr.

Islam--Africa, North.

Islam.

North Africa.

Physical Description:

xv, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pearson Longman, [2006]

Summary:

A new entry into the Longman World Biography series, "Ahmad Al-Mansur" examines a leading statesman who guided a key country during a pivotal time in history. Al-Mansur was a man of contradictions whose policies combined a vision of the future with a longing for the past; by building one state, he destroyed another. Clear and concise, "Ahmad Al-Mansur "contextualizes a leading ruler and his state at a turning point in the history of Europe, North and West Africa, and the Middle East. Ahmad Al-Mansur, Islam, Middle Ages, Europe, Middle East, North Africa. Readers interested in Ahmad Al-Mansur and the history and development of the world surrounding the Mediterranean.

Contents:

The rise of the Saʻdi dynasty

Abu lʻAbbas Ahmad : the early years

Al-Mansur assumes power

Commander of the faithful

Land of gold

The invasion of Songhay

Aftermath of victory : wealth and woes

An ignominious death

Postmortem.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and index.

ISBN:

0321250443

OCLC:

61151420