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Tax Files – CPR XXI 2: a Financial Director and a Lease of Land – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2025/09/26/tax-files-document-of-the-week-cpr-xxi-2/

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Is Climate Change Causing Conflict in Iraq-Syria? – Global Justice Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/globaljusticeacademy/2014/09/26/climatechane_iraqsyria/

In this post, Nicaylen considered the rise of Islamic State and how this intersects with climate change. ... ISIS ( Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), the Sunni Jihadist organisation responsible for the newfound violence in the region, arose earlier this

The Zygostatēs: Fiscal Duties in Abbasid Egypt – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2025/04/13/the-zygostates-fiscal-duties-in-abbasid-egypt/

This prompted a deeper examination of the zygostatēs office, its history, and its role in Early Islamic , and of course particularly Abbasid, fiscal practice. ... This brief exploration of the zygostatēs in late antique and early Islamic Egypt

Using Digital Tools to Study Medieval Taxation – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2024/12/19/using-digital-tools-to-study-medieval-taxation/

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The Four Pillars – Tanmaya Vipparthy – EFI Student Exhibitions

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/EFIstudentexhibitions/2023/05/08/the-four-pillars-tanmaya-vipparthy/

Its history is steeped in Islamic culture and the society was very inclusive. ... They plan to demolish some of Hyderabad’s heritage sites. They plan to give it a less Islamic name.

A Father Pays Taxes for His Son: CPR IV 13 – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2024/07/10/a-father-pays-taxes-for-his-son-cpr-iv-13/

The language distribution in this tax receipt is similar, if not completely parallel, to the early Islamic bilingual Coptic-Greek tax receipts, in which the narrative part of the document would

Multilingual Papyri at the University of Aberdeen – a Dive into the Archives – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2024/10/15/arabic-and-coptic-papyri-at-the-university-of-aberdeen/

This time, we want to highlight a lesser-known collection which contains early Islamic papyri: the University Collections of the University of Aberdeen, right here in Scotland. ... early Islamic period.

Highlights of 2023: Key Moments with the Caliphal Finances Team – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2024/06/10/overview-of-2023-key-moments-with-the-caliphal-finances-team/

credit: Fayyum University). In September, we teamed up with SCORE, ‘Social Contexts of Rebellion in the Early Islamic Period’, with the generous support of Balzan Seminar on the Formation, Maintenance, and ... The aim of this Seminar, to quote M.

A Warm Welcome to Studying Historical Brass Instruments – Peter's Brass Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2121784/2024/12/03/a-warm-welcome-to-studying-historical-brass-instruments/

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Highlights of 2024: Key Moments With the Caliphal Finances Team – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2024/12/17/highlights-of-2024-key-moments-with-the-caliphal-finances-team/

series, organised each semester at the University of Edinburgh by the Centre for Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies. ... Founded in 861 by Caliph Al-Mutawakkil. Discover Islamic Art (MWNF). Dec 17, 2024.