'Dynasties in the time of the Buwayids, circa 932 A.D.', c1915. Map of civilisations in the Middle East during the 10th century: Byzantine, Buwayid Kingdom, Abbasid Caliphate, Kingdom of the Ikhshids, and other independent kingdoms. Also showing the eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea, Caspian Sea, Black Sea and Persian Gulf. From "The Caliphs' Last Heritage, a short history of the Turkish Empire" by Lt.-Col. Sir Mark Sykes. [Macmillan & Co, London, 1915]