Some Notes on the Representation of Non-Muslim Officials in al-Ǧahšiyārī’s (d. 331/942) Kitāb al-Wuzarāʾ wa-l-kuttāb
Rather than a handbook or chronological history of secretaries and viziers, or a straightforward guide to administrative terminology, the Kitāb al-Wuzarāʾ wa-l-kuttāb by Muḥammad b. al-ʿAbdūs al-Ǧahšiyārī (d. 331/942) is a collection of ʿAbbāsid-era narratives on the history of early Islamic admini...
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Arabica
Year: 2015, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 503-520 |
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secrétaires
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kuttāb
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B Secretaries Non-Muslim al-Ǧahšiyāri kuttāb ʿAbbāsid |
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