Caliphate and kingship in medieval Persia

The Thesis opens with a short survey of the political conditions at Baghdad in the middle of the third/ninth century, showing how far the theory of the functions of the Caliphate corresponded to the actual practice of the time. The "revolt" of the Saffarids by extorting certain concessions...

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Main Author: Siddiqi, Amir Hasan
Published: SOAS, University of London 1934
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.759174