Follow Our Podcast
Recent Episodes
Episode 36: Hisham and the Arabs
The capable Hisham protected his caliphate from the many enemies who lined its borders. These were not the only ones he had to contend with however,...
Episode 35: Turgesh troubles
Khurasan and the East remained as volatile as ever, and Hisham had to contend with the new threat of the Turgesh throughout his long reign. We’re...
Episode 34: Hard mode
Hisham’s armies faced many different opponents during his long and formidable reign. The mismanagement of the half-brothers who preceded him had taken...
Episode 33: Hisham bin Abdulmalik
In the nine years between al Walid’s death in 715 and Hisham’s ascension in 724 the umma went through three caliphs, each with a radically different...
Episode 32: Yazid bin Abdulmalik
Yazid came to power following the transformative reign of the pious Omar II. The new caliph faced some immediate resistance, and after dealing with...
POWERED BY BLUBRRY
