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Animals

The caliph’s monkey

October 27, 2016 Leave a Comment

I’ve been doing some work on exotic animals for an upcoming conference paper. Apparently the caliph Yazīd bin Mu‘āwiyah (reigned 680–3) had a pet monkey. Just for fun, here’s what two medieval historians had to say about Yazīd’s monkey. My translations, mistakes all… Continue Reading →

Animals, Umayyads, Yazīd I

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