The Armies of the Caliphs: Military and Society in the Early Islamic State (Warfare and History)

✍ Scribed by Hugh Kennedy

• Publisher: Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 258
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Armies of the Caliphs is the first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, and reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics. Through a thorough examination of recruitment, payment, weaponry and fortifications in the armies, The Armies of the Caliphs offers the most comprehensive view to date of how the early Muslim Empire grew to control so many people. Using Arabic chronicles, surviving documents, and archaeological evidence, this book analyzes the military and the face of battle, and offers a timely reassessment of the early Islamic State.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
ISBN......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
List of maps......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 10
List of abbreviations......Page 11
A note on the use of Arabic sources......Page 12
CHAPTER ONE......Page 22
CHAPTER TWO......Page 39
CHAPTER THREE......Page 80
CHAPTER FOUR......Page 117
CHAPTER FIVE......Page 139
CHAPTER SIX......Page 169
CHAPTER SEVEN......Page 189
CHAPTER EIGHT......Page 204
CHAPTER NINE......Page 216
APPENDIX 1......Page 220
APPENDIX 2......Page 226
Primary Sources......Page 232
Secondary sources......Page 234
Index......Page 242