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From Tax Arrears to Moral Governance: The Tale of Hārūn al-Rashīd and al-Fuḍayl b. ‘Iyād (Part 2)

This blog post pursues the exploration of one fiscal-related narrative. After having investigated the making of this khabar (Part 1), I will focus on its interpretation within the…

From Tax Arrears to Moral Governance: The Tale of Hārūn al-Rashīd and al-Fuḍayl b. ‘Iyād (Part 1)

As part of my research on Abbasid fiscal history and historiography, I examine fiscal-related narratives to understand how they inform us about fiscal practices and its history. This…

Aṣḥāb al-Kharāj in Egypt in the Abbasid Period: Spotlight on al-Khaṣīb ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd, a Well-Documented Ninth-Century Financial director

We would like to shine a light on one financial director (ṣāḥib al-kharāj) of Egypt during the Abbasid period who is known to us from various sources. An…

Exploring Abbasid Narratives about Taxation: Highlights from the Sixteenth School of Abbasid Studies Conference

The sixteenth Conference of the School of Abbasid Studies (SAS) took place in Venice from July 9th to 13th. I (Noëmie Lucas) was among the participants. I presented…

Fiscal Revolts in Egypt as Crisis Response: Insights from an IMC Panel at Leeds

On Monday, July 1st, Noëmie Lucas participated in the  2024 International Medieval Congress (IMC) held in Leeds, presenting her research on fiscal revolts in a double panel organized…

« Fiscal Flows and Social Bonds: Exploring the Taxation of Medieval Islamic Egypt » – The Caliphal Finances team at the SMM Conference

The University of Edinburgh hosted the 8th International Conference of the Society for the Medieval Mediterranean (SMM) from June 24 to 27, 2024. The conference theme was “Being…

Be Our Guest: The Caliphal Finances Team Spent Two Days with Cecilia Palombo

From May 26 to 28, the Caliphal Finances team had the pleasure of hosting Cecilia Palombo, Assistant Professor of Early Islamic History at the University of Chicago. Jun…

The Caliphal Finances Team Invites Scholars to Discuss Their Research and Taxation

To share our ongoing work on the project, test hypotheses, learn more about the work of researchers on taxation and the history of the period we are studying,…

Highlights of 2023: Key Moments with the Caliphal Finances Team

In March 2023, part of our team traveled to Egypt to participate in the Ninth international Society for Arabic Papyrology (ISAP) Conference, held at Fayyum University from March…

Highlights of 2022: Key Moments with the Caliphal Finances Team

In 2022, the Caliphal Finances team participated in several notable events.Our journey began at the XXXth International Congress of Papyrology, held in Paris from July 25 to 30….

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