The unforgettable queens of Islam : succession, authority, gender /

The Unforgettable Queens of Islam is a book about Muslim women rulers, women who have contested rules of dynastic succession in medieval Yemen and India or stood for election in modern Pakistan and Indonesia. How did they achieve such feats? How could young Muslim women come to occupy the exalted of...

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Main Author:	Haeri, Shahla (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Queens > Islamic countries. Islamic countries > Kings and rulers. Islamic countries > History.