Economic and social life in the city of Miliana during the Middle Ages

Abstract

Historical research and studies on the urban history of cities have witnessed a great development after the application of a number of new methodological approaches and the exploitation of new documents as sources for the history of the city in the medieval era. It was portrayed by classical polygraphs, especially after the publication of two important historical texts on urbanization in the Islamic West: (Text of Ibn al-Rami al-Binaa) "8th century AH / 14 AD" and a second text by Abu al-Abbas al-Farasta al-Nufusi marked with: Announcement of the provisions of the structure, and partly dealt with the transmission of And the development of the city during its historical stages, and the Central Maghreb in its various cities has considered issues that need clarification and deepening. Although the luck of some of its cities has received a share of study and research, such as “Tlemcen” and “Tehrt”, some other areas did not get their share of study on Similar to the city of “Miliana”, in addition to researching the local history and introducing its various regions and cities, and the contribution of Algerian cities to the history of the Islamic Maghreb during the medieval period. The subject, the main problem is: What are the most prominent economic and social aspects of the city of Miliana in the Middle Ages?  aspects of the city of Miliana, and the economic and social life is manifested in the city of Miliana (economic and social study). It engages in commercial, craft, industrial, agricultural and grazing activities, and its internal and external economic relations. As for the social aspect, we touched on the human structure of the city.