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Politics and Power in Late Fatimid Egypt: The Reign of Caliph al-Mustansir
Kirsten Thomson
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Description for Politics and Power in Late Fatimid Egypt: The Reign of Caliph al-Mustansir
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 454.
The caliph al-Muntasir was the eighth Shi'i Isma'ili Fatimid Caliph, making him both the Isma'ili imam and secular ruler of a vast empire when he came to power in 1036 at the age of seven. However, his political career was one of disaster and decline, leaving the great empire, secular power and wealth he inherited in ruins when he died nearly sixty years later in 1094, on the brink of the Crusades. In Politics and Power in Late Fatimid Egypt, Kirsten Thomson offers an examination of this leader as well as highlighting the context within which he lived: the ... Read more
The caliph al-Muntasir was the eighth Shi'i Isma'ili Fatimid Caliph, making him both the Isma'ili imam and secular ruler of a vast empire when he came to power in 1036 at the age of seven. However, his political career was one of disaster and decline, leaving the great empire, secular power and wealth he inherited in ruins when he died nearly sixty years later in 1094, on the brink of the Crusades. In Politics and Power in Late Fatimid Egypt, Kirsten Thomson offers an examination of this leader as well as highlighting the context within which he lived: the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780761671
SKU
V9781780761671
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About Kirsten Thomson
Kirsten Thomson is an associate Lecturer at the Open University. She holds a PhD in Middle Eastern History from Edinburgh University.
Reviews for Politics and Power in Late Fatimid Egypt: The Reign of Caliph al-Mustansir
'This book sheds fascinating light on a very little-known period of Fatimid history, the long reign of the eighth Fatimid caliph, al-Mustansir, which spanned an incredible fifty-eight years (1036-1094). Written in a lively style, Kirsten Thomson' s book is a most welcome and valuable contribution to eleventh-century Muslim history. She illuminates an era that foreshadowed the development of serious divisions ... Read more