Description
| Product ID: | 9781855327702 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Men-at-Arms |
| Title: | Armies of the Caliphates 862–1098 |
| Authors: | Author: Dr David Nicolle, Graham Turner |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Subjects: | Middle Eastern history, Middle Eastern history, History, Land forces and warfare, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Land forces & warfare, Middle East, c 500 CE to c 1000 CE, c 1000 CE to c 1500 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The author here looks at the fragmentation of the Abbasid Caliphate based in Iraq, and the Fatimids, Buwayhids, Ghaznawids and other principalities that emerged from the wrecked Abbasid state. More advanced than any other medieval military power, the Caliphal armies were a potent force. The 8th century heralded the start of a golden age in the history of the Islamic world. At this time, the Sunni Muslim ''Abbãsid Caliphate, with its capital at Baghdad, ruled virtually the entire Islamic world. Islamic military power peaked in the 9th century, but by the end of this golden age in the 11th century, the ''Abbãsid Caliphs had little political and virtually no military power. Featuring numerous photographs of artefacts and eight full colour plates by Graham Turner, David Nicolle''s book examines the recruitment, organization, weaponry and uniforms of the armies of the Caliphates from 862-1098. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1998-11-27 |