(Sam’s) Name in Print V: The Caliph and the Falcons: A Ninth-Century History from Iceland to Iraq

Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that I have been thinking about the politics of the Caliphate in the late ninth century, with a particular focus on relations between the ʿAbbasids in Baghdad and the various military dynasties that had taken power in outlying provinces, including the Saffarids in Khurasan and the Samanids … Continue reading (Sam’s) Name in Print V: The Caliph and the…