The Breaking of a Thousand Swords

The Breaking of a Thousand Swords
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 0791447952
ISBN-13 : 9780791447956
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Download or read book The Breaking of a Thousand Swords written by Matthew S. Gordon and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of the Samarran Turk community while in the employ of the 'Abbasid caliphate during the ninth century.


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