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The End of the Jihâd State : The Reign of Hisham Ibn Àbd AlMalik and the Collapse of the Umayyads SUNY Series in Medieval Middle East History
This comprehensive monograph examines the reign of the Umayyad Caliph Hishām ibn ʿAbd al‑Malik (reigned 724–743 CE) and argues that the decline and ultimate collapse of the Umayyad state in 750 CE cannot be explained solely by internal dissensions, but resulted from a combination of compounding external pressures beyond the caliphate’s ability to manage. Blankinship explores how the doctrine of jihad—once the engine of territorial expansion from Morocco to China—became increasingly unsustainable, straining military resources, undermining fiscal stability, and triggering widespread troop disaffection. Through detailed analysis of geopolitical fronts (such as confrontation with the Khazars, Turgesh, Byzantine Empire, and Berber revolts), administrative policies, ideological centralization, and tribal dynamics, the book reconstructs the interconnected crises that ushered in the Umayyads' demise.
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