The Umayyad Empire (644–750 CE) was the first Islamic empire and one of the largest empires of ancient and medieval times, extending over 5,000 miles between the Atlantic Ocean in the West and the Indian Ocean in the East. This book traces the empire’s origins to the Arabian Peninsula and the Syrian Steppe in the centuries before Islam. It explores the dynamics that shaped this formative era for the history of the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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28 May 2024
On 22 May 2024, Min Jin Lee, acclaimed author of the bestselling novel Pachinko, gave a talk as part of the Ra Jong-Yil Lecture Series at the University of Cambridge.
24 May 2024
The Workshop was organised by Richard Samuels and Karl Gustafsson.
15 May 2024
The Japanese Studies section celebrated 75 Years of Japanese Studies at Cambridge on Friday 10 May at an evening reception with alumni, students and supporters
10 May 2024
On 7 May 2024, the inaugural Cambridge Korean Studies Graduate Workshop took place at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
06 May 2024
Professor Kushner delivered a lecture on 2 May summarizing his recent work: “When Justice Fails: Postwar East Asia and the struggles over memory and history”
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