Slave Soldiers and Islam_ The Genesis of a Military System - Daniel Pipes
Introduction xxi gaveuponthosetimesin1951: "Ourinformationis severely limitedinwhatconcernsthemamlfik systemfromits origins to 1 ...
xxii Introduction proximatelength oftinebetween the training ofslavesin a corps (atabout age fifteen)andtheirrise to prominence ...
Introduction xxiii guish afunction unique toMuslims.Forreasonsrelatedtothe nature of the Islamicate political order, Muslims dep ...
xxiv Introduction thefirst twocenturiesofIslamdatesfromlatertimesandis open todoubt;how credibleistheinformationonslavesinwarfar ...
Introduction xxv traditioncontainsfeatures whicharenotinaccordwiththe pur- pose for whichitisused. 27 Inthe historyof early Isla ...
xxvi Introduction geographies, financialbooks (on taxes,amwl,etc.), miscellane- ous collectionsof songs, treasures,historical ta ...
Introduction xxvii toEastAsia,theterm"Islamdom"heredoes notincludeIslami- cateterritorieseastof Bengal. Since"Arabs"presently li ...
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Abbreviations AA ADA Aghani AM AR Asl BM CHI CW Din EI EI 2 FB FM IA elbar IH Imma Clqd IS ITB Jah KB KM MDh Muq NT al-Baldhfirf ...
XXX T Tantn-h TAS TMaw TYa UA UG UH Umm UV WTS Abbreviations at.- .Tabard, Ta’n-khar-Rusulwa’l-MulKk al-MasCfidi,at-Tantn-h wa’l ...
PART ONE THE ISLAMICATE CONTEXT ...
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PartI mayappeartobeanachronistic;like old-stylehistories,it ignores timeand place--appearing to imply that nothingreally changed ...
4 TheIslamicateContext of militaryslavery asawhole.To explore its myriad variations and developments wouldobstructavisionoftheco ...
Chapter One What Is a Military Slave? The purpose oftheir purchase isnottoenslavethembuttointen- sify theirzealand solidarity an ...
6 TheIslamicate Context 648/1250andthemid-13th/19th century. Even knowledgeable scholarsconfusetheserelatedbutdistinct meanings. ...
WhatIsa MilitarySlave? 7 military slaveismuch morelimitedthanthatof ordinaryslaves. While evena poor person can own an ordinary ...
TheIslamicateContext Besides highquality, amasterseeks potential loyalty in his military slaves. Ordinary slavescanbecoerced int ...
WhatIsa MilitarySlave? 9 The military slave’s special statusbecomesevenmore pro- nounced during hisfirst years in bondage. Onarr ...
10 TheIslamicateContext Uponcompletingtraining,military slaves join thearmy. No support,auxiliary, or emergency roleshere: they ...
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