Copyright © 2016 by Hugh Kennedy

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First published in 2016 in the United Kingdom by Pelican Books, Penguin Books, Penguin Random House.

Designed by Jack Lenzo

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Kennedy, Hugh (Hugh N.), author.

Title: Caliphate: the history of an idea / Hugh Kennedy.

Description: First edition. | New York: Basic Books, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016029769 (print) | LCCN 2016032016 (ebook) | ISBN 9780465094394 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Caliphate—History. | Caliphs—History. | Islamic Empire—History—622–661. | Islamic Empire—History—661–750. | Islamic Empire—History—750–1258. | Islamic Empire—Kings and rulers.

Classification: LCC BP166.9 .K36 2016 (print) | LCC BP166.9 (ebook) | DDC 909/.09767—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016029769

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