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

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2024/07/02/fiscal-flows-and-social-bonds-exploring-the-taxation-of-medieval-islamic-egypt-the-caliphal-finances-team-at-the-smm-conference/

Among the many questions asked, one attendee inquired about the use of foreign currencies to pay taxes in Islamic Egypt.

A Selection of Fiscal Posts Out There – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2025/05/26/a-compendium-of-fiscal-posts-out-there/

Rapoport and I. Shahar, and a monograph by Y. Rapoport, Rural Economy and Tribal Society in Islamic Egypt (Brepols, 2018). ... Embedding Conquest: Naturalising Muslim Rule in the Early Islamic Empire (600-1000).

Protecting Tax Evaders, Securing the Revenue: A Lecture in the “Egyptian Christianities” Series – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2025/11/24/protecting-tax-evaders-securing-the-revenue-a-lecture-in-the-egyptian-christianities-series/

Ultimately, my research shines a light on the symbiotic relationship between local governance and the broader fiscal system in Early Islamic Egypt. ... Naturalising Muslim Rule in the Early Islamic Empire (600–1000),” led by Petra Sijpesteijn at

A receipt, a Cashier, and a Son of al-Mutawakkil – P. World 121a – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2026/01/26/a-receipt-a-cashier-and-a-son-of-al-mutawakkil-p-world-121a/

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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

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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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.

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

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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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.