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The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan

The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan

Azad, Arezou
Firoozbakhsh, Pejman

Hardcover

Series: Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History

Central Asian HistoryGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 1399546708
ISBN13: 9781399546706
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: Jan 31 2026
Pages: 368
Weight: 2.10
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.80
Language: English
Bamiyan, 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 region's 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 light on the diverse roles of rural communities often overlooked in royal narratives.

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