Queens, Eunuchs and Concubines in Islamic History, 661–1257 / / Taef El-Azhari.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: El-Azhari, Taef,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (472 p.) :; 21 B/W illustrations 1 B/W tables

The first comprehensive study of sexual politics in Medieval IslamStudies the military-political power of eunuchs and their relations with women under the Fatimid dynasty, and the appearance of first queen in Islamic historyInvestigates the power of the Turkmen women in the politics and how and why they introduced the unique post of atabegExamines the role of the first Sunni queen in Islam, Dayfa Khatun the Ayyubid in Aleppo, and how she paved the way for another queen, Shajar al-Durr in EgyptConsiders the impact of the Mongol invasion on the Muslim world, and the coming of queen Abish to power in Shiraz, aided by Mongol powerBased on original and previously unexamined sources, this book provides a critical and systematic analysis of the role of women, mothers, wives, eunuchs, concubines, qahramans and atabegs in the dynamics and manipulation of medieval Islamic politics.Spanning over 600 years, Taef El-Azhari explores gender and sexual politics and power: from the time of the Prophet Muhammad through the Umayyad and Abbasid periods to the Mamluks in the 15th century, and from Iran and Central Asia to North Africa and Spain.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology -- Map of the Muslim Middle East -- Figures -- Introduction -- 1 The Umayyad Empire and the Establishment of a Royal Court, 661–750 -- 2 Princesses, Concubines and Qahramanat under the ʿAbbasids: Gender and Politics, 749–1055 -- 3 The Kingdom of Eunuchs under the ʿAbbasids -- 4 Fatimid Royal Women and Royal Concubines in Politics: The Rise of the First Queens of Islam -- 5 The Fatimid Eunuchs and their Sphere -- 6 The Seljuqs from Syria to Iran: The Age of Khatuns and Atabegs -- 7 The Ayyubids: Their Two Queens and their Powerful Castrated Atabegs -- Appendix 1: The Abbasid Caliphs from 749 to the Coming of the Seljuqs in 1055 -- Appendix 2: The Fatimid Caliphs, North Africa and Egypt -- Appendix 3: Dynasties -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index