Slave Soldiers and Islam_ The Genesis of a Military System - Daniel Pipes

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SlavesoldiersandIslam.

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Bibliography:p.

Includesindex.

1. Islamic
   Empire--Armed
   Forces--Recruiting,

enlistment,etc. 2. Armies--Islamic
Empire.

3. Soldiers--Islamic
   Empire.

4.

Slavery

andIslam.

5. Slavery

inthe

Islamic

Empire.

I. Title.

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