Muslim emirates of the Near East

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The Muslim emirates of the Near East were a patchwork of regional Islamic principalities that dominated political and military life in the eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamian regions during the medieval period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical polity grouping
medieval Islamic principalities
engagedIn control of trade routes
diplomacy with Christian polities
warfare with neighboring states
hasCharacteristic dynastic rule
fragmented political authority
military rivalry
regional autonomy
urban-based power centers
hasCulturalFeature Arabic literary culture
Islamic religious institutions
mosques as central urban institutions
hasEconomyBasedOn agriculture
long-distance trade
taxation of urban populations
hasGovernmentType emirate
hasLanguage Arabic
hasLegalSystem Islamic law (sharia)
linked to: Sharia
hasMilitaryForces cavalry
infantry
mercenary troops
hasPoliticalStructure patchwork of regional principalities
hasReligion Islam
hasRole dominant actors in military affairs of the eastern Mediterranean
dominant actors in political life of the eastern Mediterranean
regional powers in the medieval Near East
hasRulingTitle emir
hasSocialStructure hierarchical society
rural peasantry
urban elites
hasStrategicImportance control of Mesopotamian river valleys
control of eastern Mediterranean coastal regions
intermediaries between Anatolia, Iran, and Arabia
influencedBy Islamic caliphates
regional trade networks
tribal power structures
locatedIn Mesopotamia
Near East
linked to: Middle East

eastern Mediterranean region
partOf Islamic world
relatedTo Byzantine Empire
Crusader states
Islamic caliphate
linked to: Islamic Caliphates

medieval Islamic dynasties
timePeriod Middle Ages
medieval period

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Seljuk invasions participant Muslim emirates of the Near East
Battle of Lalakaon (863) combatantSide Muslim emirates of the eastern frontier
linked to: Muslim emirates of the Near East
County of Edessa borderedBy Muslim emirates of the Jazira
linked to: Muslim emirates of the Near East