Abstract
This article looks at how a contemporary ‘Abbāsid chronicler, al-Sūlī, discussed the question of a caliph's young age. Al-Muqtadir was the youngest ever caliph at the time he was appointed in 295/908. Indeed, his youth was seen by historians as a sign of the impending ruin which was to befall both the caliphate as an institution, and Baghdad as its capital.
This article looks at how a contemporary ‘Abbāsid chronicler, al-Sūlī, discussed the question of a caliph's young age. Al-Muqtadir was the youngest ever caliph at the time he was appointed in 295/908. Indeed, his youth was seen by historians as a sign of the impending ruin which was to befall both the caliphate as an institution, and Baghdad as its capital.
Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean – Taylor & Francis
Published: Mar 1, 2007
Keywords: al-Sūlī, chronicler; ‘Abbāsid dynasty; al-Muqtadir, ‘Abbāsid caliph; Baghdad, Iraq – ‘Abbāsid caliphate; Arabic literature – poetry
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