Arabic administration in Norman Sicily : the royal dīwān /
In the late eleventh century, Sicily - originally part of the Islamic world - was captured by Norman, French and Italian adventurers, led by Roger de Hauteville. For the next 150 years, Roger and his descendants ruled the island and its predominantly Arabic-speaking Muslim population. Jeremy Johns...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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Series: | Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
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Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |