
The Caliph's Splendor |
Book Category:
Fiction > General
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Author:
Benson Bobrick
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9781416567622
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Price:
USD 28.00
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Publication Year:
2012
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Publisher Info
Simon & Schuster UK. InquiryBook Description
While the West declined following the collapse of the Roman Empire, a new Arab civilization arose to the east, reaching an early peak in Baghdad under the caliph Harun al-Rashid. Harun is the legendary caliph of The Thousand and One Nights, but his actual court was nearly as magnificent as the fictional one. In The Caliph's Splendor, Benson Bobrick eloquently tells the little-known and remarkable story of Harun's rise to power and his rivalries with the neighboring Byzantines and the new Frankish kingdom under the leadership of Charlemagne.