ʻAbbāsid authority affirmed / translated and annotated by Jane Dammen McAuliffe, University of Toronto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923.

Contributor:

McAuliffe, Jane Dammen, translator, contributor.

Series:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923. English ; Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. v. 28.

The history of al-Ṭabarī = Taʼrīkh al-rusul wa'l mulūk ; volume 28

Bibliotheca Persica

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies

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):

Manṣūr, Abū Jaʻfar, Caliph, approximately 712-775.

Manṣūr, Abū Jaʻfar.

Nafs al-Zakīyah, 711 or 712-762.

Nafs al-Zakīyah.

Islamic Empire--History--750-1258.

Islamic Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [1995]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The initial years (126-145) of al-Manṣūr's reign presented several significant challenges to nascent ʿAbbāsid hegemony, and the resulting confrontations constitute the central focus of this section of Ṭabarī's Tarikh. After Abu Jafar succeeded his brother Abū Al-ʿabbās as caliph, the second of the ʿAbbāsid dynasty, he moved against his recalcitrant uncle, ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAlī, and against the potential threat that he perceived in the person of the commander in Khurasan, Abu Muslim. Eliminating the latter and containing the former freed the caliph to address a series of other onslaughts and insurrections.Starting with the year 144, however, Ṭabarī turned to this volume's principal preoccupation, to which half of the book is devoted. Judging by the attention given to it, he clearly perceived the Hasanid rebellions of Muhammad b. Abdallah (the Pure Soul) and of his brother Ibrahim to be the most substantial attack on Abbasid authority to arise in the first years of that dynasty. Ṭabarī's description of the prolonged search for Muhammad and Ibrahim and of the caliphal vengeance visited upon their father and family provides an extended prelude to the vivid battle and death scenes in Medina and Bakhamra. Yet, elaboration of these events does not eclipse mention of all other Abbasid activity. To bridge the account of Muhammad's defeat and that of Ibrahim's uprising, Ṭabarī inserted a narrative interlude depicting the site selection and preliminary construction of al-Manṣūr's most celebrated achievement, the City of Peace, Baghdad.

Contents:

Front Cover ; The History of al-Tabari: Editorial Board; The History of al-Tabari: Vol. XXVIII; Copyright; Preface; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Translator's Foreword; The Caliphate of Abu Ja'far al-Mansur (whose personal names were 'Abdallah b. Muhammad); The Events of the Year 136 (cont'd) (July 7, 753 - June 26, 754); The Events of the Year 137 (June 27, 754 - June 15, 755); An Account of Abu Muslim 's Murder and the Reason for It; The Episode of Sunbadh; The Events of the Year 138 (June 16, 755 - June 4, 756); The Reason Jahwar Turned against al-Mansur

How al-Mulabbid Came to Be KilledThe Events of the Year 139 (June 5, 756 - May 24, 757); The Arrest of 'Abdallah b. 'Ali; The Events of the Year 140 (May 15, 757 - May 13, 758); The Death of the Governor of Khurasan and What Brought It About; The Events of the Year 141 (May 14, 758 - May 3, 759); The Rawandiyyah Affair and How Abu Ja'far al-Mansur Dealt with Them; The Events of the Year 142 (May 4, 759 - Apiril 21, 760); Why 'Uyaynah b. Musa b. Ka'b Renounced His Allegiance; The Affair of the Isbahbadh and the Muslims; The Events of the Year 143 (April 22, 760 - April 10, 761)

The Raid on al-DaylamThe Events of the Year 144 (April 11, 761 - March 31, 762); The Reason Abu Ja'far Dismissed Muhammad b. Khalid and Appointed Riyah b. 'Uthman, Having Removed Ziyad b. 'Ubaydallah al-Harithi at the Instance of Muhammad b. Khalid; The Reason [the Descendants of Hasan] Were Transported to Iraq and How Matters Stood for Them at That Time; The Remaining Account of Events for 144; The Reason [Abu Ja'far] Had [the Descendants of Hasan] Transported to Iraq; The Events of the Year 145 (April 1, 762 - March 20, 763); The Rebellion of Muhammad b. 'Abdallah and His Murder

The Uprising of the Blacks in Medina in This Year and What Incited ItThe Reason Abu Ja'far Built Baghdad; The Reason for Ibrahim b. 'Abdallah's Revolt and Murder and How It Came About; Bibliography of Cited Works; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; 0; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Z; Back Cover

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-304) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4384-1232-0

0-585-14793-0