The caliphate of Yazīd b. Muʻāwiyah / translated and annotated by I.K.A. Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923.

Contributor:

Howard, I. K. A., translator, contributor.

Series:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923. English ; Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. v. 19.

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies

The history of al-Ṭabarī = Taʼrikh al-rusul wa'l mulūk ; v. 19

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):

Yazīd I, Caliph, approximately 642-683.

Yazīd.

Islamic Empire--History--661-750.

Islamic Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1990]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume deals with the caliphate of Yazīd. Yazīd was not accepted as a legitimate caliph by many of the leading Muslims of the time, and, therefore, al-Ṭabarī has concentrated his account of Yazīd's caliphate almost entirely on the opposition to him. This opposition had its leadership in two of the leading Islamic figures of the time, al-Ḥusayn, the son of the caliph ʿAlī, and Ibn al-Zubayr, a leading Muslim who felt that he had had some claims to the caliphate himself. The first revolt was led by al-Ḥusayn. This revolt, although ineffectual in military terms, is very important for the history of Islam, as al-Ḥusayn came to be regarded by Shi'ite Muslims as the martyred imam; his martyrdom is still commemorated every year by them.In his account al-Ṭabarī has preserved for us some of the earliest historical writing on the subject. The amount of space he devotes to this event shows the importance it had already assumed by his own time. The second revolt, that of Ibn al-Zubayr, was much more serious in immediate terms. The revolt or civil war can be divided into two stages. This volume covers the first stage, ending with the timely death of Yazīd, which saved Ibn al-Zubayr from defeat.

Contents:

Front Cover; The History of al-Tabari: Editorial Board; The History of al-Tabari: Vol. XIX; Copyright; Preface; Table of Contents; Translator's Foreword; The Events of the Year 60 (cont'd) (April 22 - September 30, 680); The Attack of 'Amr b. al-Zubayr; The Kufans' Invitation to Husayn and the Mission of Muslim b. 'Aqil; Continuation of 'Ammar al-Duhni's Account from Abu Ja'far; Abu Mikhnaf's Account; Al-Husayn's Departure from Mecca for al-Kufah; Continuation of 'Ammar al-Duhni's Account from Abu Ja'far; The Events of the Year 61 (October 1, 680 - September 19, 681)

The Names of the Banu Hashim Killed with al-Husayn and the Number of Those Killed from Every Tribe Which Fought against HimThe Death of Mirdas b. 'Amr b. Hudayr; The Appointment of Salm b. Ziyad; Yazid's Dismissal of 'Amr b. Sa'id as Governor of Medina and His Appointment of al-Walid b. 'Utbah; The Events of the Year 62 (September 20, 68I - September 9, 682); The Arrival of a Delegation of the People of Medina to Yazid b. Mu'awiyah; The Events of the Year 63 (September 10, 682 - August 29, 683); The Events of the Year 64 (August 30, 683 - August 17, 684)

The Death of Muslim b. 'Uqbah and the Bombardment and Burning of the Ka'bahThe Cause of the Burning of the Ka'bah; The Number of Yazid b. Mu'awiyah's Sons; Bibliography of Cited Works; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z; Back Cover

Notes:

Translation of a section of: Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-231) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4384-0714-9

0-585-15514-3

OCLC:

1475967834