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Queens, eunuchs and concubines in Islamic history, 661-1257 / Tael El-Azhari.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- El-Azhari, Taef Kamal, author.
- Series:
- Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex role--Islamic Empire.
- Sex role.
- Sex--Islamic Empire.
- Sex.
- Eunuchs--Political activity.
- Eunuchs.
- Women--Political activity.
- Civilization.
- Islamic Empire--Civilization.
- Islamic Empire.
- Women--Political activity--Islamic Empire.
- Women.
- Eunuchs--Political activity--Islamic Empire.
- Islamic countries.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 449 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2019]
- Contents:
- 1 The Umayyad Empire and the Establishment of a Royal Court, 661-750 p. 57
- 2 Princesses, Concubines and Qahramanat under the Abbasids: Gender and Politics, 749-1055 p. 75
- 3 The Kingdom of Eunuchs under the 'Abbasids p. 142
- 4 Fatimid Royal Women and Royal Concubines in Politics: The Rise of the First Queens of Islam p. 196
- 5 The Fatimid Eunuchs and their Sphere p. 253
- 6 The Seljuqs from Syria to Iran: The Age of Khatuns and Atabegs p. 285
- 7 The Ayyubids: Their Two Queens and their Powerful Castrated Atabegs p. 349.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1474423183
- 9781474423182
- OCLC:
- 1086681368
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