Whence Diyār Bakr?: an Inquiry into Early Jazīran Administrative Geography

This article discusses the emergence of Diyār Bakr as the northern subdivision of the Jazīra in the early Islamic period. It shows that this sub-province is a product of the 10th century CE and not, as has hitherto been assumed, of the conquest or Umayyad period. As a first step, the paper traces th...

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Main Author: Hagemann, Hannah-Lena (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter [2019]
In: Der Islam
Year: 2019, Volume: 96, Issue: 2, Pages: 324-344
RelBib Classification:AF Geography of religion
BJ Islam
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B Banū Shaybān
B early Islamic geography
B early Islamic Empire
B Jazīra
B Northern Mesopotamia
B Diyār Bakr
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