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The Early Islamic Empire at Work - The View from the Regions Toward the Center

The Early Islamic Empire at Work

Understanding the political and economic workings of the early Islamic Empire (660-940 C.E.)

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

Geographical Structures

Arabic geographical sources give us a quite comprehensive overview of the geographical structure of the regions.

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

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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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Research Associate (PhD Position) - RomanIslam Center

The Center for Advanced Study "RomanIslam - Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), invites applications for research associates ( phd position) for the project “Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity - Transcultural Processes on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa”

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 The positions are accordance with Section 28 subsection 3 of the Hamburg higher education act (Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG) commence on June 1, 2021.

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Call for Applications: Research Associate (Cartographer) - RomanIslam Center

The Center for Advanced Study "RomanIslam - Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), invites applications for research associates ( phd position) for the project “Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity - Transcultural Processes on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa”

 - Salary level 13 TV-L -

The positions are accordance with Section 28 subsection 3 of the Hamburg higher education act (Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG) commence on May 1, 2021.

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

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