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Protected: The Land and the Peasants between History and Fiction: al-Arḍ by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sharqāwī

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A Selection of Fiscal Posts Out There

In this blog post, we offer some reading recommendations selected from our Related Content section. Have a look and enjoy! Papyrus Stories: Everyday Stories from the Ancient Past…

Abbasid-Era Fiscal Documents: A Workshop of the Caliphal Finances project

From the 30th of April to the 2nd of May, the Caliphal Finances team hosted a workshop dedicated to the analysis of Abbasid-Era fiscal documents at the University…

Recap of the Spring IMES Seminar, ‘Taxes, Taxes, Taxes’

From January to March 2025, the Caliphal Finances project organised the lecture series of the IMES department at the University of Edinburgh. The theme of the series was…

Interview with a Researcher: Harry Munt

This series of interviews shines a spotlight on researchers working on or with the Caliphal Finances project. Each interview showcases the variety of scholarship connected to our research….

People and Money in Abbasid Egypt: A Deeper Dive into the Caliphal Finances Team’s Research

On 25th February, the Caliphal Finances team offered their second lecture in the IMES Seminar Spring 2025 Lecture Series. Noëmie Lucas and Dalia Hussein shared their respective research…

Muhammad and Ghengis Khan 30 years later: The Fiscal Factor in World Empire Building

On 10 February, our colleague Nik Matheou, Lecturer in Medieval Global History at the University of Edinburgh, honoured us by participating in the IMES Seminar Spring 2025 Lecture…

Interview with a Researcher: Hannah-Lena Hagemann

This series of interviews shines a spotlight on researchers working on or with the Caliphal Finances project. Each interview showcases the variety of scholarship connected to our project’s…

Regional and Caliphal Perceptions of the 168/784-785 Tax Revolt in the Eastern Delta

As part of my research on the Caliphal Finances project, I (PostDoc Noëmie Lucas) am studying tax revolts that occurred repeatedly in Egypt from the Marwanid period to…

Interview with a Researcher: Matthew Gordon

This series of interviews shines a spotlight on researchers working on or with the Caliphal Finances project. Each interview showcases the variety of scholarship that is connected to…

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