Diplomacy in the Early Islamic World
A Tenth-Century Treatise on Arab-Byzantine Relations
Series:
Library of Middle East History;
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Date of Publication: 30 May 2019
Number of Volumes: Paperback
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Product details:
ISBN13: | 9781788313520 |
ISBN10: | 1788313526 |
Binding: | Paperback |
No. of pages: | 376 pages |
Size: | 216x138 mm |
Weight: | 435 g |
Language: | English |
Illustrations: | 10 bw integrated, 2 maps |
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Long description:
Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic relations with foreign powers. An innovative treatise from the 10th Century ("Rusul al-Muluk", "Messengers of Kings") is perhaps the most important account of the diplomacy of the period, and it is here translated into English for the first time. "Rusul al-Muluk" draws on examples from the Qur'an and other sources which extend from the period of al-jahiliyya to the time of the 'Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim (218-227/833-842). In the only medieval Arabic work which exists on the conduct of messengers and their qualifications, the author Ibn al-Farr rejects jihadist policies in favor of quiet diplomacy and a pragmatic outlook of constructive realpolitik. "Rusul al-Muluk" is an extraordinarily important and original contribution to our understanding of the early Islamic world and the field of International Relations and Diplomatic History.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
The Importance of the Kitab Rusul al-Muluk
The Accounts of 'Abbasid-Byzantine Exchanges
The Period of al-Mansur
The Period of Harun al-Rashid
The Period of al-Mamun
The Period of al-Mu'tasim
2. Description of the Text
Author
Date
The Place of the Composition: Spain
Genre
Arrangement of the Author's Material
Tenth-century Byzantine and Muslim Treatises on Diplomatic Protocol
Contents
3. Manuscripts
4. Notes on the Translation
5. Translation: Messengers of Kings
The Importance of the Kitab Rusul al-Muluk
The Accounts of 'Abbasid-Byzantine Exchanges
The Period of al-Mansur
The Period of Harun al-Rashid
The Period of al-Mamun
The Period of al-Mu'tasim
2. Description of the Text
Author
Date
The Place of the Composition: Spain
Genre
Arrangement of the Author's Material
Tenth-century Byzantine and Muslim Treatises on Diplomatic Protocol
Contents
3. Manuscripts
4. Notes on the Translation
5. Translation: Messengers of Kings