The Warehouse of Bamiyan by Arezou Azad, Pejman Firoozbakhsh - 9781399546706
Edinburgh University Press
The Warehouse of BamiyanEconomic Life in Medieval Afghanistan\nAuthor(s): Arezou Azad, Pejman Firoozbakhsh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9781399546706, 978-1399546706\nSynopsis\nBamiyan, in present-day Afghanistan, is famous for its giant Buddhas, but what was life like for its rural inhabitants 500 years after the Muslim conquest? The Warehouse of Bamiyan uncovers the untold history of the regions warehouse, revealing the lives of farmers, landholders, the taxes they paid, and their role in the economy. Based on newly discovered documents studied since the late 2010s, Arezou Azad details the reconstruction of the archive and the scholarly methods used behind the scenes to read medieval documents against the grain. The book offers a fresh perspective on the medieval eastern Islamicate lands through the lens of medieval Bamiyan, highlighting the significance of agricultural societies and shedding.
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