Muslim emirates of the Near East

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The Muslim emirates of the Near East were a patchwork of regional Islamic principalities that dominated political and military life in the eastern Mediterranean and Mesopotamian regions during the medieval period.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical polity grouping ⓘ
medieval Islamic principalities ⓘ
engagedIn control of trade routes ⓘ
diplomacy with Christian polities ⓘ
warfare with neighboring states ⓘ
hasCharacteristic dynastic rule ⓘ
fragmented political authority ⓘ
military rivalry ⓘ
regional autonomy ⓘ
urban-based power centers ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature Arabic literary culture ⓘ
Islamic religious institutions ⓘ
mosques as central urban institutions ⓘ
hasEconomyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
taxation of urban populations ⓘ
hasGovernmentType emirate ⓘ
hasLanguage Arabic ⓘ
hasLegalSystem Islamic law (sharia) ⓘ
linked to: Sharia
hasMilitaryForces cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
mercenary troops ⓘ
hasPoliticalStructure patchwork of regional principalities ⓘ
hasReligion Islam ⓘ
hasRole dominant actors in military affairs of the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
dominant actors in political life of the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
regional powers in the medieval Near East ⓘ
hasRulingTitle emir ⓘ
hasSocialStructure hierarchical society ⓘ
rural peasantry ⓘ
urban elites ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance control of Mesopotamian river valleys ⓘ
control of eastern Mediterranean coastal regions ⓘ
intermediaries between Anatolia, Iran, and Arabia ⓘ
influencedBy Islamic caliphates ⓘ
regional trade networks ⓘ
tribal power structures ⓘ
locatedIn Mesopotamia ⓘ
Near East ⓘ
linked to: Middle East

eastern Mediterranean region ⓘ
partOf Islamic world ⓘ
relatedTo Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Crusader states ⓘ
Islamic caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Islamic Caliphates

medieval Islamic dynasties ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seljuk invasions → participant → Muslim emirates of the Near East ⓘ
Battle of Lalakaon (863) → combatantSide → Muslim emirates of the eastern frontier ⓘ
linked to: Muslim emirates of the Near East
County of Edessa → borderedBy → Muslim emirates of the Jazira ⓘ
linked to: Muslim emirates of the Near East