Dynasties Intertwined : : The Zirids of Ifriqiya and the Normans of Sicily /

Dynasties Intertwined : : The Zirids of Ifriqiya and the Normans of Sicily / / Matt King.

Dynasties Intertwined traces the turbulent relationship between the Zirids of Ifriqiya and the Normans of Sicily during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. In doing so, it reveals the complex web of economic, political, cultural, and military connections that linked the two dynasties to each other a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
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King, Matt,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Medieval Societies, Religions, and Cultures
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Physical Description:1 online resource (252 p.) :; 2 b&w halftones, 4 maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Transliteration and Chronology
  • Figure 1. Map of medieval Ifriqiya and Sicily. Created by the author using QGIS
  • Figure 2. Map of the medieval Mediterranean. Created by the author using QGIS
  • Introduction: Writing the History of the Zirids and Normans
  • 1. Geographic Orientations and the Rise of the Fatimids
  • 2. The Contest for Sicily in the Eleventh Century
  • 3. Commerce and Conflict from 1087 to 1123
  • 4. The End of the Emirate and the Beginning of the Kingdom
  • 5. The Norman Kingdom of Africa
  • 6. The Fall of Norman Africa and the Legacy of Zirid-Norman Interactions
  • Epilogue: The Shadow of the Banu Hilal
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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