Inspection Tours in Islamic Egypt: The Era of Governors (21-254 AH / 642-868 AD)

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Governors of Islamic Egypt (21-254 AH / 642-868 AD) were not detached from events in the local provinces. There was a link between the local administration in the provinces and the political administration in the capital. The central authority utilized its power to monitor local administrative work by sending inspection tours. These semi-regular official visits aimed to investigate the officials, address complaints, review records, identify any deficiencies related to agricultural land or tax collection, track down those who evaded taxes, and address other issues that highlight the governing authority's role in overseeing local administrative staff.
The research primarily relies on a set of contemporary documentary evidence from this period of Islamic Egypt's history, which illustrates the continuous demands of the ruling authority on local officials, and the role played by inspection visits in fulfilling these demands.

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