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SUMMARY:From Samarkand to Samarra: Turks in the Army of the Abbasid Caliphs (9th century CE)
DESCRIPTION:This lecture will take place in person at ISAW. Registrati
 on is required\; click through for the registration link. This talk wi
 ll explore some of the questions and controversies surrounding the dep
 loyment of these Turkish troops and its consequences\, drawing upon a 
 contemporary literary work recently translated by the speaker\, "The T
 urks and the Caliphal Army," by the celebrated Arabic writer al-Jahiz 
 (d. 868).
LOCATION:ISAW Lecture Hall
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