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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Main Author: Khalek, Nancy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Arabica
Year: 2015, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 503-520
Further subjects:B secrétaires non-musulmans al-Ǧahšiyārī kuttāb abbasside
B Secretaries Non-Muslim al-Ǧahšiyāri kuttāb ʿAbbāsid
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