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The Administration Crisis of Basra during the Umayyad Interregnum: Local Governance in the Aftermath of Yazīd b. Muʿāwiya’s Death

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In this article, we sought to demonstrate how the people of Basra, who intervened in the administration of the city due to the administrative crisis that emerged following the death of Yazīd b. Muʿāwiya (d. 64/683) while Basra was under Umayyad rule, governed the city through governors they selected from among themselves.  Our study was based on data obtained through examinations of the primary sources of Islamic history. By combining the data we obtained with our own interpretations, we concluded that in situations where state authority disappears from governance, the populace may experience chaos; that administering a city through temporary governments gives rise to various problems; and that, in order to overcome these problems, the establishment of a new state authority becomes necessary. It has been observed that, due to the absence of a higher authority, the lives and property of individuals in society were placed under threat, state supervision ceased to exist, and anarchy r...
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The Phenomenon of Long-Term Military Deployment (al-Tajmīr) in the Rashidun and Umayyad Periods: Political and Social Implications in Iraq

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The study historically examines the phenomenon of “al-tajmīr” (long-term military deployment) in the expeditions during the Rashidun and Umayyad periods, highlighting its political and social effects on the societies of the garrison cities, especially Iraq, which suffered greatly from this phenomenon during the Umayyad era.  The Umayyads adopted this military practice as a means of expanding their conquests into the neighboring eastern realms on the one hand, and as a tool to control political opposition in Iraq on the other. The subject is divided into three main sections , focusing on the following key points: 1. The concept of “al-tajmīr” in military expeditions, linguistically and terminologically. 2. The emergence of the phenomenon during the time of the Rashidun caliphs, its social and political effects, and the methods the caliphs used to mitigate its negative impact on Arab-Islamic society. 3. The political and social shift of the phenomenon during the Umayyad state, the wo...
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