Collection: al-Jāḥiẓ
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The turks and the caliphal army
A defense of Abbasid military policy from a powerhouse of Arabic lettersIn the aftermath of a bitter civil war in 3rd/9th-century Baghdad, the Abbasid caliph al-Muʿtaṣim began purchasing Turkish slaves to create a highly trained private militia loyal only to him. In doing so, al-Muʿtaṣim introduc...
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