The Buwayhid Dynasty in Iraq 334H./945 to 403H./1012

Shaping Institutions for the Future

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ID23137869
AuthorsJohn Donohue (corresponding author)
Year2003
Publication date2003-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe Buwayhid Dynasty in Iraq 334H./945 to 403H./1012 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789004492363
OpenAlexW4244666685
ISBN9789004492363
LanguageEN
Citations received19

A study of the development of political and social institutions in Baghdad, center of the Abbasid Caliphate, in that neglected period between Abbasid collapse and the coming of the Seljuk Turks. Three brothers, Daylemite mercenaries from the southern Caspian succeeded in establishing a dynasty that lasted nearly a century, controlling Iraq, a good part of Iran and the Gulf. The period has been labled the "Iranian intermezzo" but careful examination shows that the dynasty shaped the basic institutions to which the Seljuks would fall heir: the chief amirate, the system of army fiefs and the bureaucracy. It was a period of profound change and dislocation which fostered an open and creative cultural atmosphere. The Caliphate, bereft of power, was re-established as the center of authority and legitimation.

Ancient history · Art · Atmosphere (unit) · Bureaucracy · Caliphate · Geography · Legitimation · Period (music) · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Families in Therapy and Culture · History · Islamic Studies and History · Islamic Thought and Society Studies · Law

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