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Shurṭa

Shurṭa (Arabic: شرطة, from Latin cohors) is the common Arabic term for police. Its literal meaning is that of a "picked" or elite force. The shurṭa or police force were established in the early days of the Caliphate, perhaps as early as the caliphate of Uthman (644–656). In the Umayyad and the Abbasid Caliphates, the shurṭa had considerable power, and…

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ArabicCohorsArabicPoliceCaliphate
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Shurṭa

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police force abbasid also arabic power central government secret internal security cohors caliphate uthman umayyad ḥisbah ghilmān mamālīk شرطة latin

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