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- catalog abstract ""The Breaking of a Thousand Swords provides a portrait of the Samarran Turks as members of a community with a specific and complex history in the early medieval Islamic world. It considers: the encounter of the Turks as rough, non-Muslim outsiders, with the sedentary, urbane world of Baghdad: the closely related encounter of the Turks with the Islamic tradition in its urban, scholarly guise; the settlement of the Turks, in Baghdad then in Samarra, through the use of land grants and appointments of office; the impact upon the affairs of the Turkish community of not only a military ranking but of a socio-political hierarchy as well; the construction by the Turkish elite of an elaborate network of patronage and support, both within urban Iraq and throughtout the provinces (Egypt in particular): and the emergence, and impact, of factionalism within the community."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12129684.
- catalog coverage "Islamic Empire History 750-1258.".
- catalog coverage "Islamic Empire History, Military.".
- catalog coverage "Sāmarrāʾ (Iraq) History.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""The Breaking of a Thousand Swords provides a portrait of the Samarran Turks as members of a community with a specific and complex history in the early medieval Islamic world.".
- catalog description "1. The Initial Period. The Appearance of the Guard. Al-Ma'mun: The Consolidation of Authority. Conclusion -- 2. The Settlement at Samarra. Al-Mu'tasim and the Departure from Baghdad. The Settlement at Samarra -- 3. The Samarran Political Arena. The Influence of the Turkish Leadership. The Onset of Anarchy -- 4. The Exercise of Authority. The Sources of Influence. The Reaction to Turkish Authority. Conclusion -- A Waning Presence -- App. A. Retainer Forces in Early Islamic History -- App. B. Notable Families of Turkish Origin.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-291) and index.".
- catalog description "It considers: the encounter of the Turks as rough, non-Muslim outsiders, with the sedentary, urbane world of Baghdad: the closely related encounter of the Turks with the Islamic tradition in its urban, scholarly guise; the settlement of the Turks, in Baghdad then in Samarra, through the use of land grants and appointments of office; the impact upon the affairs of the Turkish community of not only a military ranking but of a socio-political hierarchy as well; the construction by the Turkish elite of an elaborate network of patronage and support, both within urban Iraq and throughtout the provinces (Egypt in particular): and the emergence, and impact, of factionalism within the community."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xx, 303 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0791447952 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0791447960 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "SUNY series in medieval Middle East history".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Albany : State University of New York Press,".
- catalog spatial "Iraq Sāmarrāʾ".
- catalog spatial "Islamic Empire History 750-1258.".
- catalog spatial "Islamic Empire History, Military.".
- catalog spatial "Islamic Empire.".
- catalog spatial "Sāmarrāʾ (Iraq) History.".
- catalog subject "956.7/4 21".
- catalog subject "DS79.9.S3 G67 2001".
- catalog subject "Oghuz (Turkic people) Iraq Sāmarrāʾ History.".
- catalog subject "Oghuz (Turkic people) Islamic Empire.".
- catalog subject "Soldiers Islamic Empire.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Initial Period. The Appearance of the Guard. Al-Ma'mun: The Consolidation of Authority. Conclusion -- 2. The Settlement at Samarra. Al-Mu'tasim and the Departure from Baghdad. The Settlement at Samarra -- 3. The Samarran Political Arena. The Influence of the Turkish Leadership. The Onset of Anarchy -- 4. The Exercise of Authority. The Sources of Influence. The Reaction to Turkish Authority. Conclusion -- A Waning Presence -- App. A. Retainer Forces in Early Islamic History -- App. B. Notable Families of Turkish Origin.".
- catalog title "The breaking of a thousand swords : a history of the Turkish military of Samarra, A.H. 200-275/815-889 C.E. / Matthew S. Gordon.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Military history. fast".
- catalog type "text".