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🌟📘 Welcome back to Chillbooks, where we continue our journey through Al-Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun, a cornerstone text in history and sociology.

In this sixth part of our series, we explore the Governance of Kingdoms, a key section within the larger discourse “On Kingdoms”. Ibn Khaldun analyzes the structures, principles, and challenges of effective rule, diving into the qualities of leadership and the administration of justice.

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Original Arabic text: ⁠https://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/مقدمة_ابن_خلدون⁠

🔖 About “Al-Muqaddimah: “Governance of Kingdoms”
This section on Governance is part of Ibn Khaldun’s broader exploration of Kingdoms in Al-Muqaddimah. Here, he examines how leaders establish authority, maintain stability, and ensure justice within their realms. Ibn Khaldun provides insights into the qualities of successful rulers, the role of justice in governance, and the administrative structures that support or undermine the strength of a kingdom. His analysis offers timeless reflections on leadership and the dynamics of power.

🌟 About Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a visionary historian, philosopher, and scholar who laid the foundation for sociology and political science. In Al-Muqaddimah, he introduces theories on social cohesion, political power, and the rise and fall of civilizations. His exploration of the Governance of Kingdoms is a significant contribution to understanding the responsibilities of leadership and the complexities of governance that apply across time.

🌄 Subtitled Audiobook for Engaged Learning
This audiobook includes full on-screen subtitles, allowing you to follow every detail of Ibn Khaldun’s text as you listen. The visuals create a calm and reflective environment, enhancing your understanding of his insights on governance within the larger framework of kingdom administration.

📚 A Series of Translations
This is Part 6 of our series on Al-Muqaddimah, focusing on the Governance of Kingdoms section within the broader analysis of kingdoms. Stay tuned for future installments as we continue to delve into Ibn Khaldun’s detailed study of society, leadership, and history.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Part 6 of Al-Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun
00:13 - Chapter thirty-four: On the ranks of kingship and sovereignty and their titles.
1:02:51 - Chapter thirty-five: On the disparity between the ranks of the sword and the pen in states. 
1:05:12 - Chapter thirty-six: On the insignia of the king and his sultan.
1:42:08 - Chapter thirty-seven: On wars and the doctrines of nations and their arrangement.
2:05:14 - Chapter thirty-eight: On taxation.
2:08:56 - Chapter thirty-nine: On the imposition of taxes in the late state. 
2:11:18 - Chapter Forty: On the fact that trade from the ruler corrupts taxation. 
2:17:02 - Chapter Forty-One: On the Wealth of the Sultan.
2:25:11 - Chapter forty-two: On the fact that a decrease in the grant from the ruler is a decrease in taxation.

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