The revolt of the Zanj / translated and annotated by David Waines.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923.

Contributor:

Waines, David, translator, contributor.

Series:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923. English ; Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. v. 36.

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies

Bibliotheca Persica

The history of al-Ṭabarī = Taʼrīkh al-rusul wa'l-mulūk ; v. 36

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):

Iraq--History--Zanj Rebellion, 868-883.

Iraq.

Islamic Empire--History--750-1258.

Islamic Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1992]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The present volume of al-Ṭabarī's monumental history covers the years 255-265/869-878, the first half of the reign of the Abbasid caliph al-Muʿtamid in Sāmarrā. Although the decade was one of relative calm in the capital, compared with the anarchy of the years immediately preceding, danger signals were flashing in territories adjacent to the imperial heartlands. Chief among them was the revolt of the Zanj, the narrative of which occupies the bulk of the present volume. A people of semi-servile status, the Zanj, who were based in the marshlands of southern Iraq, were led by a somewhat shadowy and mysterious figure claiming Shi'ite descent, 'Ali b. Muhammad. Their prolonged revolt against the central authorities was not crushed until 269/882.Al-Ṭabarī's account of these momentous events is unique in both the quality and the quantity of his information. He himself was present in Baghdad during the years of the revolt, and he was thus able to construct his story from reports by numerous eyewitnesses. The result is a detailed narrative that brings alive for the modern reader the main personalities and engagements of the revolt.

Contents:

Front Cover ; The History of al-Tabari: Editorial Board; The History of al-Tabari: Vol. XXXVI; Copyright ; Preface; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Translator's Foreword; Map 1. The Lower Part of Southern Iraq in the Third/Ninth Century; The Caliphate of Ibn al-Wathiq: Al-Muhtadi bi-Allah; The Events of the Year 255 (cont'd) (December 20, 868 - December 8, 869); An Account of the Causes and Consequences of [the] Disturbances [in Baghdad]; An Account of [the] Deaths [of Ahmad b. Isra'il and Abu Nuh]; An Account of [the] Events [of Ramadan 255]; An Account of Musa's Departure

The First 'Alawite Rebellion in al-BasrahAn Account of ['Ali b. Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Rahim's] Expedition and What Determined Him to Revolt There; An Account of the Zani Leader's Advance upon al-Basrah with His Army; The Events of the Year 256 (December 9, 869 - November 28, 870); An Account of Salih's Discovery in Hiding and His Death; An Account of [al-Muhtadi's] Removal and Death; Other Accounts of al-Muhtadi's Death; News of [the] Encounter [between Ju'lan and the Zanj]; An Account of the Zanj Occupation of al-Ubullah

The Account of [the Zanj Leader's] Summons for [the] Surrender [of the Inhabitants of 'Abbadan]An Account of [the Occupation of al-Ahwaz]; The Caliphate of al-Mu'tamid 'ala-Allah; The Events of the Year 256 (cont'd) (December 9, 869 - November 28. 870); The Events of the Year 257 (November 29, 870 - November 18, 871); An Account of the Battle [between Sa'id al-Hajib and the Zanj]; An Account of the Battle [between Mansur b. Ja'far and the Zanj]; The Death of Shahin b. Bistam and the Flight of Ibrahim b. Sima

The Events that Led up to [the] Entry of al-Basrah [by the Zanj] and What Transpired ThereafterAn Account of al-Muwallad's Expedition; The Events of the Year 258 (November 18, 871 - November 6, 872); An Account of [Mansur b. Ja'far's] Death; An Account of [Muflih's] Death; An Account of [Yahya b. Muhammad's] Capture and Death; An Account of [Abu Ahmad's] Withdrawal to Wasit; The Events of the Year 259 (November 7, 872 - October 26, 873); An Account of [Kanjur's] Death; An Account of [the] Battle [at Suq al-Ahwaz] and How the Army Commander of the Central Authorities Was Killed

An Account of How [Musa b. Bugha's Commanders] Fared against the ZanjAn Account of [Ya'qub b. al-Layth's Entry into Naysabur]; The Events of the Year 260 (October 27, 873 - October 15, 874); An Account of [the] Battle [in Tabaristan]; An Account of [al-Azdi's] Death; The Events of the Year 261 (October 16, 874 - October 5, 875); An Account of [the] Battle [of Ramhurmuz]; The Events of the Year 262 (October 6, 875 - September 23, 876); An Account of [the Zanj Attack on the Salt Flats]; An Account of the Battle and Capture of al-Su'luk

The Events of the Year 263 (September 24, 876 - September 12, 877)

Notes:

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

Subtitle on half title page : A.D. 869-879/A.H. 255-265.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-212) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4384-2304-7

0-585-08458-0

OCLC:

1475918465