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From: "Chris Bennett" <>
Subject: Re: Islamic Royal Genealogy
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 02:00:45 GMT
References: <3DEACD9B.A458D22D@cowboy.net>

The problem with Muslim familes is that they are polygamous, and it is not
easy to find maternal information in many cases. Books like these are good
handbooks to the patrilineal lines, but rarely go further than that.

For the Ottoman dynasty, you can look at A D Alderson, The Structure of the
Ottoman Dynasty (Oxford, 1956)

Burke's Royal Families of the World part II covers modern Muslim dynasties.

A good online site for modern non-European dynasties, including Muslim ones,
is Christopher Buyer's Royal Ark:
http://www.dreamwater.net/regiment/RoyalArk/royalark.htm

Chris


"The Williams Family" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello,
>
> Could anyone point out good sources (preferably something equivalent
> to the ES) concerning Islamic ruling families & their genealogies? I've
> heard of C. E. Bosworth's "New Islamic Dynasties" and Stanley
> Lane-Poole's "Mohammadan Dynasties" but I'm not familiar with them. Are
> they any good for genealogical purposes? Thanks very much!
>
> Sincerely,
> Kelsey J. Williams
>

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