Umayyad administration in Iraq
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The Umayyad administration in Iraq was the provincial governing apparatus of the Umayyad Caliphate in the region of Iraq, overseeing taxation, justice, and political control through appointed governors and bureaucrats.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical government system
ⓘ
provincial administration ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-ʿIraq province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arab tribal military settlers
ⓘ
Basra garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Kufa garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centerOf | fiscal extraction from eastern provinces ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
frequent political unrest
ⓘ
strong governor authority ⓘ |
| employs |
bureaucrats
ⓘ
qadis (judges) ⓘ secretaries (kuttab) ⓘ tax officials ⓘ |
| endTime | 750 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Abbasid administration in Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Umayyad caliphs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
emirs of Iraq ⓘ provincial governors ⓘ wulāt (governors) ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Basra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headedBy |
governor of Iraq
ⓘ
viceroy of the East ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Islamic empire
ⓘ
transition from Rashidun to Umayyad rule ⓘ |
| includesOffice |
diwan al-barid (postal and intelligence service)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
diwan al-jund (military register) NERFINISHED ⓘ diwan al-kharaj (land tax bureau) NERFINISHED ⓘ diwan al-rasāʾil (chancery) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Islamic law (sharia)
ⓘ
local customary law ⓘ |
| overseesFunction |
appointment of local officials
ⓘ
justice ⓘ military mobilization ⓘ political control ⓘ revenue collection ⓘ security ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| partOf | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Rashidun administration in Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Umayyad caliph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 661 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | central Umayyad government in Damascus ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ |
| usesAdministrativeLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| usesTaxSystem |
jizya poll tax
ⓘ
kharaj land tax ⓘ ʿushr (tithe) ⓘ |
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