This paper follows the career at court of the ʿAbbāsid scholar Abū Bakr al-Ṣūlī (d. 335/947) as it is described in his chronicles of the caliphs whom he served as table companion, with particular reference to the way in which he was paid. A sophisticated system of salaries, pension and rewards emerges, as well as the problems such systems generated in the long run.

How to earn a living at the ʿAbbāsid Court : the financial adventures of Abū Bakr al-Ṣūlī (d. 335/947) / L. Osti. ((Intervento presentato al convegno International Medieval Congress tenutosi a Leeds (UK) nel 2011.

How to earn a living at the ʿAbbāsid Court : the financial adventures of Abū Bakr al-Ṣūlī (d. 335/947)

L. Osti
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2011

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This paper follows the career at court of the ʿAbbāsid scholar Abū Bakr al-Ṣūlī (d. 335/947) as it is described in his chronicles of the caliphs whom he served as table companion, with particular reference to the way in which he was paid. A sophisticated system of salaries, pension and rewards emerges, as well as the problems such systems generated in the long run.
11-lug-2011
ʿAbbāsid caliphate ; Islamic court history ; economic history ; Abū Bakr al-Ṣūlī (d. 335/947)
Settore L-OR/12 - Lingua e Letteratura Araba
Settore L-OR/10 - Storia dei Paesi Islamici
International Medieval Institute
How to earn a living at the ʿAbbāsid Court : the financial adventures of Abū Bakr al-Ṣūlī (d. 335/947) / L. Osti. ((Intervento presentato al convegno International Medieval Congress tenutosi a Leeds (UK) nel 2011.
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