Accessibly written and painstakingly researched, this study reconstructs the life and splendor of Abd-ar-Rahman III, who ruled as emir from 912 to 929 AD and then, departing from the tradition of his ancestors by anointing himself caliph, as the leader of the Islamic world until 961 AD. From the Medina Azahara, his palatial city near Cordoba, and North Africa to the western Mediterranean and the central lands of Islam, this book charts the extent of Abd-ar-Rahman III's territorial and military conquests and describes his ...
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Accessibly written and painstakingly researched, this study reconstructs the life and splendor of Abd-ar-Rahman III, who ruled as emir from 912 to 929 AD and then, departing from the tradition of his ancestors by anointing himself caliph, as the leader of the Islamic world until 961 AD. From the Medina Azahara, his palatial city near Cordoba, and North Africa to the western Mediterranean and the central lands of Islam, this book charts the extent of Abd-ar-Rahman III's territorial and military conquests and describes his extravagant lifestyle, taking into account the political and religious context of the 10th century. "Asequible y cuidadosamente investigado, este estudio reconstruye la vida y el esplendor de Abderraman III, quien reino como un emir de 912 hasta 929 DC y luego, desviando de la tradicion de sus antepasados y ungiendose califa, reino como el lider del mundo islamico hasta 961 DC. Desde la Medina Azahara, su ciudad palacial cerca de Cordoba, y el norte de Africa hasta el Mediterraneo occidental y las tierras centrales del Islam, este libro traza la extension de las conquistas territoriales y militares de Abderraman III y describe su extravagante estilo de vida, teniendo en cuenta el contexto politico y religioso del siglo X."
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