The return of the Caliphate to Baghdad / translated and annotated by Franz Rosenthal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923.

Contributor:

Rosenthal, Franz, 1914-2003, translator, contributor.

Series:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923. English ; Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. v. 38.

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies

Bibliotheca Persica

The history of al-Ṭabarī = Taʼrīkh al-rusul wa'l-mulūk ; v. 38

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):

Abbasids--Early works to 1800.

Abbasids.

Islamic Empire--History--750-1258.

Islamic Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [1985]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The concluding pages of al-Ṭabarī's History cover the caliphates of al-Muʿtaḍid and al-Muktafī and the beginning of the reign of al-Muqtadir—altogether a period of 23 turbulent years in world history. Although al-Ṭabarī has woven skillful narratives and "ed important documents verbatim, much of the information consists of brief notes jotted down by an observant and well-placed contemporary who witnessed the events as they occurred. The reporting is thus both vivid and, within limits, historically reliable. Happenings at court, military activities on the northern and eastern frontiers of the empire, and the difficulties caused by the Qarmatian movement are all brought to life in this volume.

Contents:

Front Cover ; The History of al-Tabari: Editorial Board ; The History of al-Tabari: Vol. XXXVIII; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Preface; Contents ; Translator's Foreword; Sigla; The Caliphate of al-Mu'tadid; Appointments of high officials; Relations with the Saffarid 'Amr b. al-Layth; Tulunid embassy in Baghdad to arrange dynastic marriage; Dulafite routs Rafi' b. Harthamah at al-Rayy; The Events of the Year 280 (March 22, 893 - March 12, 894); Shaylamah's arrest and execution; Campaign against the Shayban; Ibn Abi al-Saj's conquest of al-Maraghah; Death of Dulafite; Conquest of 'Uman

Campaign against ByzantinesEarthquake in Dabil; The Events of the Year 281 (March 13, 894 - March 1, 895); Tughj leading raid against Byzantines; Expedition to al-Jibal; and to Mosul against Hamdan b. Hamdun; The Events of the Year 282 (March 2, 895 - February 18, 896); The Mu'tadid New Year; Wedding of al-Mu'tadid and Qatr al-Nada; Continuation of campaign against Hamdan; Wedding of al-Mu'tadid and Qatr al-Nada (cont'd); The Caspian Zaydite's annual subsidy to his followers and al-Mu'tadid's dream about his attitude toward 'Alids; Murder of Khumarawayh

The Events of the Year 283 (February 19, 896 - February 7, 897)Continued campaign against Husayn b. Hamdan and Kharijites; Reform of inheritance; Egyptian officers arriving in Baghdad after defection; Relations between Byzantines and Slavs; Murder of Jaysh b. Khumarawayh; Ransom negotiations with Byzantines; Relations with Dufalites; 'Amr b. al-Layth defeats Rafi' b. Harthamah; The Important Events of the Year 284 (February 8, 897 - January 27, 898); Fighting in Tarsus; Christian eunuch accused of slandering Prophet; Populace harassing black eunuchs; Edict against Umayyads

""Specter"" in the palaceEscape of Dufalite Abu al-Layth from detention and his subsequent death; Wrong astrological predictions of rain; The *Important* Events of the Year 285 (January 28, 898 - January 16, 899); Al-Ta'i's attack on pilgrim cavern; Atmospheric fallout in southern Mesopotamia; Naval raid against Byzantines; Negotiations with Harun b. Khumarawayh; Raid against Byzantines; The Important Events of the Year 286 (January 17, 899 - January 6, 900); Relations with Ibn Abi al-Saj; Expedition to Amid against Ibn Shaykh; Agreement with Harun b. Khumarawayh; Gifts from 'Amr b. al-Layth

Appearance of Qarmatians under al-JannabiRaids of the Shayban against al-Anbar; The Events of the Year 287 (January 7 - December 25, 900); Arrest of Ibn Shaykh; Bedouin attacks on the pilgrim caravan; Growing Qarmatian danger; Troubles in Tarsus; 'Amr b. al-Layth's defeat and capture by the Samanid; Al-Ghanawi's unsuccessful expedition against al-Jannabi; Expedition against Wasif, mawla of Ibn Abi al-Saj; Death of the Caspian Zaydi ruler; Badr's expedition against the Qarmatians; The Events of the Year 288 (December 26, 900 - December 15, 901); Death of Ibn Abi al-Saj

'Amr b. al-Layth in Baghdad

Notes:

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

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [209]-218.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4384-1784-5

0-585-14994-1

OCLC:

1475855244