Muslim emirates of the Near East

E734293
historical polity grouping medieval Islamic principalities

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.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Muslim emirates of the eastern frontier 1

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) NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ
eastern Mediterranean region ⓘ
partOf Islamic world ⓘ
relatedTo Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Crusader states NERFINISHED ⓘ
Islamic caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
medieval Islamic dynasties ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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 (support role, 863) → combatantSide → Muslim emirates of the Near East ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Lalakaon (863)
this entity surface form: Muslim emirates of the eastern frontier