The Bodyguard of the Caliphs During the Umayyad and the Early Abbasid Periods

The Bodyguard of the Caliphs During the Umayyad and the Early Abbasid Periods

The Bodyguard of the Caliphs During the Umayyad and the Early Abbasid Periods

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Translated title: La custodia de los califas durante el Califato omeya y el principio del Califato ‘abbāsí
Journal Title: Al-Qanṭara
Author: Yaara Perlman
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Language: English
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Resource type: Journal Article
Source: Al-Qanṭara; Vol 36, No 2 (Year 2015).
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/alqantara.2015.009
Publisher: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC
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