Arabs in the Early Islamic Empire

Explores what tribal identity meant to Arabs at different stages of the caliphate's evolution Examines al-Azd in Arabia on the eve of IslamContributes to the debate over centralisation in the early Islamic conquestsReconsiders the careers of the crucial Muhallabid family in Umayyad politicsAsks what al-Azd identity meant to literate elites under the early AbbasidsCritically analyses multiple narratives concerning the early Marwanid period Examining a single broad tribal identity – al-Azd – from