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

'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. T...

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Main Author: Mabra, Joshua (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press [2017]
Series:Islamic History and Thought
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Online Access:DE-1046
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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
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 10. Jan 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (230 pages)
ISBN:9781463237653
DOI:10.31826/9781463237653

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