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The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 299-322, May 2026.In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern provinces of the Caliphate, at least some of these birds were almost certainly gyrfalcons from near the Arctic Circle.
Caitlin Ellis, Sam Ottewill‐Soulsby
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Trajectories of state formation across fifteenth-century Islamic West-Asia : Eurasian parallels, connections and divergences [PDF]
, 2020 The concept, practice, institution and appearance of ‘the state’ have been hotly debated ever since the emergence of history as a discipline within modern scholarship.
Van Steenbergen, Jo
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The Determining Role of the Zāhiriyya Faction in the Second Reign of al-Nāṣir Faraj
Ortaçağ Araştırmaları DergisiThis paper examines the complex political and military dynamics during the second reign of al-Nasir Faraj (1405–1412) focusing on the transformation of central authority, the evolving function of the caliphate, and the role of elite military groups ...
Yusuf Ötenkaya
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The Integration Between Urban Design and Architectural Design as A Methodology of Design in Islamic Architecture [PDF]
Journal of Urban ResearchThe initial reading of Mamluks architecture reveals that the forms are governed by urban factors, so it is in correct to understand Mamluks buildings as a container of spaces, but it is a receptacle of a homogeneous mixture of interior architectural ...
Abdullah Mossa Alzahrani +1 more
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Plant Breeding, Volume 145, Issue 2, Page 270-282, April 2026.ABSTRACT In organic winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), common bunt (CB) caused by Tilletia caries and Tilletia laevis is one of the most serious diseases affecting grain yield and quality. Most cultivars are susceptible to CB, and even if a cultivar possesses resistance against a certain race, it may be susceptible to another one.
Magdalena Lunzer +3 more
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The sovereign military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta – a general history of the Order of Malta [PDF]
, 2014 Following thirteen years of excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority, a thousand-year-old structure – once a hospital in Jerusalem – will be open to the public; part of it seems earmarked to serve as a restaurant. In Syria, as the civil war rages
Buttigieg, Emanuel
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Water Resources Research, Volume 61, Issue 12, December 2025.Abstract Principled pragmatism is a broad and expanding approach to water policy research, especially in the South Asian countries of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. These studies advocate policies that are both pragmatic, in the ordinary language sense of the term, and principled.
James L. Wescoat Jr. +2 more
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New Arabic Records From Cairo on Supernovae 1181 and 1006
Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 346, Issue 9, November 2025.ABSTRACT The remnant of the historical supernova SN 1181 is under discussion: While the previously suggested G130.7+3.1 (3C58) appears too old (3000–5000 year), the unusual star IRAS00500+6713 with a surrounding nebula (Pa‐30) has an expansion age not inconsistent with a SN Iax explosion in ad 1181 under the assumption that neither acceleration nor ...
J. G. Fischer +3 more
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The Establishment of Ramadan Principality
Gazi Akademik Bakış, 2013 Ramadan Principality is a Turkish state which was established in Cukurova, having Adana as center, in 14th century. Uc Ok Turcoman, constituting this state, were Turkish raider lords who served Mamluks from the beginning of the establishment. They showed
Fatma Akkuş Yiğit
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Comment Peut-on Écrire L’histoire Du Bīmāristān? Une Discussion Sur Les Sources De L’historiographie Des Hôpitaux Islamique Médiévaux. [PDF]
, 2011 History of ...
Ragab, Ahmed
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