Hujariyya (Abbasid Troops)
The Hujariyya ( ar, حجرية, Ḥujariyya, Men of the Chambers) were an elite cavalry corps that was one of the chief components of the late Abbasid army, from to their forcible disbandment in 936. Etymology The name derives from the word for 'chamber, room' (), and refers to troops housed and trained in or near the caliphal palace and its chambers. Establishment The first unit of this name was established by the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tadid (). They were military slaves (s or ) who were placed under the training of eunuch tutors () and kept under close supervision, not being allowed to exit the palace except in the company of their tutors. They fought mainly as mounted archers. Role and history First mentioned in 900, they would form the main cavalry force of the Abbasid army in the 10th century. Despite their military prowess, they are rarely recorded as participating in campaigns or in provincial garrisons, and spent most of their time in Baghdad, where they served ostensi ...
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Abbasid Caliphate
The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib (566–653 CE), from whom the dynasty takes its name. They ruled as caliphs for most of the caliphate from their capital in Baghdad in modern-day Iraq, after having overthrown the Umayyad Caliphate in the Abbasid Revolution of 750 CE (132  AH). The Abbasid Caliphate first centered its government in Kufa, modern-day Iraq, but in 762 the caliph Al-Mansur founded the city of Baghdad, near the ancient Babylonian capital city of Babylon. Baghdad became the center of science, culture and invention in what became known as the Golden Age of Islam. This, in addition to housing several key academic institutions, including the House of Wisdom, as well as a multiethnic and multi-religious environment, garnered it a worldwide reputation as ...
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