Entangled Symbols

Beginning with our major source, al-Ṭabarī’s Taʾrīkh, both contemporaries and modern historians have noted the extraordinary persistence of the Zanj Rebellion, with the forces of the ʿAbbasid caliphate winning only after a protracted siege of the rebel capital, al-Mukhtāra. Victory came not just th...

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Main Author: Philip Grant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2022-12-01
Series:Al-'Usur al-Wusta
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Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/alusur/article/view/9394

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