Twilight of the Clerical and Landowning Elite, Rise of Tuǧǧār
This chapter seeks to reopen the debate on the social identity and culture of the trading community from the late Umayyads to 950. It discusses how certain traders became tuǧǧār, and the mechanisms by which these came to constitute collectives of individuals, sharing identities and practices. It further explores the confrontation and collaboration between these enriched entrepreneurs and the aristocracy, as well as the translation of the growing political awareness of this community into practical action. The chapter argues that tuǧǧār became great supporters of the ‘Abbāsid caliphs from 800, and they were more actively involved in the administration of the Empire than Goitein proposes.
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