Princely Authority in the Early Marwānid State : The Life of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān / Joshua Mabra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mabra, Joshua, author.

Series:

Islamic history and thought ; 2.

Islamic History and Thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--Politics and government--640-1882.

Egypt.

ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz ibn Marwān, Governor of Egypt, -704 or 705.

ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz ibn Marwān.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 pages).

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

‘Abd al-‘Azīz b. Marwān (d. 86/705) reigned as the amīr of Egypt and walī al-‘ahd (heir apparent) to the Islamic caliphate for over 20 years. This book intends to revive this largely forgotten amīr and demonstrate the critical role he played in the formation of the Marwānid dynasty. The founding thesis of this study is that ‘Abd al-‘Azīz was appointed the amīr of Egypt and second heir apparent due to the legitimacy his maternal lineage brought the nascent dynasty.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

List of Tables and Images

Abbreviations

Chapter 1. Introduction: Egypt and the Early Umayyads

Chapter 2. The Coalition of Kalb and Umayya

Chapter 3. Al-Ḥasham: Building a Provincial Power Base in the Nile Valley

Chapter 4. The Poetic Battle for Succession

Chapter 5. The Independent Polity of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān

Chapter 6. Into the Egyptian Holy Land: The Amīr, the Patriarch and the City of Ḥulwān

Chapter 7. Conclusion: The Legacy of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Marwān

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Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Apr 2019)

ISBN:

9781463237653

1463237650

OCLC:

1100442668