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The Early Islamic Empire at Work

Understanding the political and economic workings of the early Islamic Empire (660-940 C.E.)
Photo: © UHH/ Heidemann

Regional Economies

Each region in the empire had its own economic structures contributing to the wealth of the province and the empire as a whole
Photo: © UHH/ Heidemann

Geographical Structures

Arabic geographical sources give us a quite comprehensive overview of the geographical structure of the regions.
Photo: © Sören Faika

Administrative Structures

The empire did not extend its power, its political and judicial structure to all regions in the same way, at the same time
Photo: © UHH/ Heidemann
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Prof. Stefan Heidemann
Asien-Afrika-Institut
Edmund-Siemers-Allee1 (ESA O)
Room 215
20146 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 42838 3181
Fax: +49 40 42838 5674
Email: stefan.heidemann"AT"uni-hamburg.de

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2 April 2019|Lecture Series
Trade to and from the Yemeni Port of Aden During the Early Rasulid Era (Late 13th - Early 14th century)

In his lecture Daniel Varisco will focuss on the flow of merchandise that passed through Aden, the major port of Rasūlid Yemen, at...

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9 March 2019|Event
Call for Papers - Eleventh Seminar on Middle Eastern and Central Asian Numismatics in Memoriam Boris Kochnev (1940-2002)

On Saturfday March 9, 2019, the Middle Eastern and Central Asian Program at Hofstra University will hold the Eleventh Seminar on Middle Eastern and Central Asian Numismatics in Memoriam Boris Kochnev (1940-2002), where Prof. Stefan...

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11 October 2018|Conference
The Reach of Empire - The Early Islamic Empire at Work

Oct. 11-13, 2018 at Universität Hamburg, Lecture Hall 221, Edmund-Siemers-Alle 1, Ost (ESA O)

As the ERC project “The Early Islamic Empire at Work – The View from the Regions Toward the Center” nears its end, it holds its final conference...

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14 November 2016|Publication
Elites Conference Report

The “Early Islamic Empire at Work” project team are delighted to announce the conference report of the Regional and Transregional Elites Connecting the Early Islamic Empire hosted by the project Oct. 7-8, 2016 at the Universität Hamburg.

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Advanced Grant no.: 340362
Principal Investigator: Stefan Heidemann
Host Institution: Universität Hamburg

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Katharina Mewes, M.A.
Project Coordinator/ Research Associate
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1 (ESA), Room 11
20146 Hamburg
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