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Informationen zum Autor Maria Vaiou is Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Byzantine History at Sabanc University, Istanbul. She completed her PhD at the University of Oxford. Klappentext Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic relations with foreign powers. This title presents an account of the diplomacy of the period. It provides an understanding of the early Islamic world and the field of International Relations and Diplomatic History. Vorwort Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic relations with foreign powers. This title presents an account of the diplomacy of the period. It provides an understanding of the early Islamic world and the field of International Relations and Diplomatic History. Zusammenfassung Arab messengers played a vital role in the medieval Islamic world and its diplomatic relations with foreign powers. This title presents an account of the diplomacy of the period. It provides an understanding of the early Islamic world and the field of International Relations and Diplomatic History. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. IntroductionThe Importance of the Kitab Rusul al-Muluk The Accounts of ‘Abbasid-Byzantine ExchangesThe Period of al-MansurThe Period of Harun al-Rashid The Period of al-Mamun The Period of al-Mu‘tasim2. Description of the TextAuthorDate The Place of the Composition: SpainGenreArrangement of the Author’s MaterialTenth-century Byzantine and Muslim Treatises on Diplomatic ProtocolContents3. Manuscripts4. Notes on the Translation5. Translation: Messengers of Kings
