The end of expansion / translated by Khalid Yahya Blankinship.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923.

Contributor:

Blankinship, Khalid Yahya, translator.

Series:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923. English ; Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. v. 25.

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies

The history of al-Ṭabarī = Taʼrikh al-rusul wa'l mulūk ; v. 25

Bibliotheca Persica

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies.

Bibliotheca Persica (Albany, N.Y.)

Standardized Title:

Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. Selections. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic Empire--History--661-750.

Islamic Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1989]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume deals with the part of Ṭabarī's great History covering the first fifteen years of the caliphate of the Umayyad Hishām ibn 'Abd al-Malik, which represents almost the last period of universal political unity in Islamic history. Tabari's work is generally recognized as among the most important sources for Hishām's reign. Here the bitter fighting faced by the Muslim forces on the frontiers receives extensive and graphic coverage. In particular, the unrewarding and continous war against the pagan Turks in Khurasan, a struggle that did so much to alienate the troops and thus to spread disaffection with Umayyad rule, is recorded in much more detail than elsewhere. Military disasters such as the Day of Thirst, the Day of Kamarjah, and the Day of the Defile are vividly portrayed.Ṭabarī also devotes considerable attention to the growing internal problems that clouded the latter days of Hishām's rule, including the persistent contest for power between the great tribal groupings and the struggle of non-Arab Muslims for better status for themselves in the Islamic state. The burgeoning fiscal difficulties that threatened the state under Hishām are also highlighted. Additionally, there are many reports of the easliest 'Abbāsid revolutionary activity. This volume is not only essential for the study of the reign of Hishām but also for understanding the background of the Umayyads' downfall and the establishment of 'Abbāsid rule, laying bare some of the roots of the final breakdown of Islmaic political unity.A discounted price is available when purchasing the entire 39-volume History of al-Ṭabarī set. Contact SUNY Press for more information.

Contents:

Front Cover ; The History of al-Tabari: Editorial Board; The History of al-Tabari: Vol. XXV; Copyright; Preface; Table of Contents; Translator's Foreword; The Events of the Year 105 (June 10, 723 - May 28, 724); The Caliphate of Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik; Bukayr b. Mahan and the 'Abbasid Revolutionaries; Ibrahim b. Hisham Leads the Pilgrimage; Khalid b. 'Abdallah al-Qasri Becomes Governor of the East; Governors; The Events of the Year 106 (May 29, 724 - May 18, 725); The Pilgrimage of Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik; The Reason for the Fight at al-Baruqan; Muslim b. Sa'id's Campaign (the Day of Thirst)

The Pilgrimage of Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik (Cont'd.)Asad b. 'Abdallah al-Qasri in Khurasan; Governors; The Events of the Year 107 (May 19, 725 - May 7, 726); The Attack of Asad in This Campaign (to al-Ghur); Pilgrimage and Governors; The Events of the Year 108 (May 8, 726 - April 27, 727); Campaign of Asad in al-Khuttal; Pilgrimage and Officials; The Events of the Year 109 (April 28, 727 - April 15, 728); The Report about the Slaying of 'Umar b. Yazid al-Usayyidi; Campaign of Asad against al-Ghur; Hisham's Removal of Khalid and His Brother from Khurasan; 'Abbasid Missionaries in Khurasan

Thabit Qutnah's Anger at AsadAshras b. 'Abdallah al-Sulami Becomes Governor of Khurasan; Ibrahim b. Hisham Leads the Pilgrimage; Governors; The Events of the Year 110 (April 16, 728 - April 4, 729); Ashras and the Affair of the People of Samarqand and Those Who Followed Them in It; The Battle of Baykand; The Siege of Kamarjah; Pilgrimage and Governors; The Events of the Year 111 (April 5, 729 - March 25, 730); The Reason for Hisham's Removal of Ashras from Khurasan and His Appointment of al-Junayd; Pilgrimage and Governors; The Events of the Year 112 (March 26, 730 - March 14, 731)

The Battle of the Defile: What Its Cause Was and How It HappenedThe Killing of Sawrah b. al-Hurr al-Tamimi and the Rest of the Campaign; Pilgrimage and Governors; The Events of the Year 113 (March 15, 731 - March 2, 732); Pilgrimage and Governors; The Events of the Year 114 (March 3, 732 - February 20, 733); Pilgrimage and Governors; The Events of the Year 115 (February 21, 733 - February 9, 734); Pilgrimage and Governors; The Events of the Year 116 (February 10, 734 - January 30, 735); The Matter of al-Junayd b. 'Abd al-Rahman al-Murri and 'Asim b. 'Abdallah al-Hilali in Khurasan

About the Revolt of al-Harith b. SurayjPilgrimage and Governors; The Events of the Year 117 (January 31, 735 - January 19, 736); The Reason for Hisham's Dismissal of 'Asim and His Appointment of Khalid for Khurasan; Pilgrimage and Governors; Punishment of 'Abbasid Missionaries in Khurasan; The Events of the Year 118 (January 20, 736 - January 7, 737); Asad in Khurasan; Hisham Dismisses Khalid b. 'Abd al-Malik from al-Madinah; 'Ali b. 'Abdallah b. al-'Abbas Dies; Pilgrimage and Governors; The Events of the Year 119 (January 8, 737 - December 28, 737); The Story of This Campaign in al-Khuttal

The Campaign of Kharistan

Notes:

Translation of extracts from: Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [195]-198.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7914-9685-6

0-585-08456-4

OCLC:

1475708515