The bureaucratic role of elites' influence during al-Muqtadir billāh succession

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History and Archaeology Department - Kuwait University

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he Second Abbasid Era (232–334 AH/847–946 AD) is considered a major turning point in the history of the Islamic Caliphate in the political, economic and social arenas. This transformation was associated in all fields with the dominance of individuals with influence, position and the highest status in the state. Some Abbasid caliphs’ positions and their preoccupation with entertainment and pleasure played a significant role in empowering certain groups and categories, to the extent that they were considered aristocratic and bureaucratic elites who were granted privileges and powers, enabling them to clearly interfere in the affairs of the Abbasid court and the state. This research paper presents a historical-analytical study aimed at clarifying and revealing the role of bureaucratic elites as dominant groups in terms of their influence and mediation, resulting in competition and having an impact on the caliphate of al-Muqtadir billāh.
Mediation practices were often conducted by elite societal groups, depending on the nature of their administrative, military and social functions and positions but regardless of their gender, owing to the mutual interest that these practices require of the interrelationship between the intercessor and the seeker of intercession.

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  • Receive Date: 20 February 2024
  • Accept Date: 04 March 2024

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