The conquest of Iran / translated and annotated by G. Rex Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923.

Contributor:

Smith, G. Rex, translator, contributor.

Series:

Ṭabarī, 838?-923. English ; Tārīkh al-rusul wa-al-mulūk. v. 14.

SUNY series in Near Eastern studies

The history of al-Ṭabarī = Taʼrikh al-rusul wa'l mulūk ; v. 14

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):

ʻUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, Caliph, -644.

ʻUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb.

Caliphs--Biography.

Caliphs.

Iran--History--640-1256.

Iran.

Islamic Empire--History--622-661.

Islamic Empire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [1994]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume covers the years 21-23/641-43 of the caliphate of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb. It can be divided into two distinct and almost equal parts: the first concerning the Muslim conquests in Iran and the east, and the second concerning ʿUmar himself, his assassination, and an assessment of the caliph and the man.The volume begins with the caliphal order to the Muslim troops, recently victorious at the famous battle of Nihawand in 21/641, to penetrate farther into infidel lands in the east. The might of the Persian empire had been broken, and a golden opportunity offered itself to the Muslim community to expand its territories. The territorial gains thus achieved are recounted in this volume. Moving out of the garrison towns of al-Kufah and al-Basrah, the Muslim forces' conquests of Isfahan, Hamadhan, al-Rayy, Qumis, Jurjan, Tabaristan, Azerbaijan, Khurasan, parts of Fars province, Kirman, Sijistan and Makran as far as the Indus, are all described in these pages.Contained in these accounts of far-reaching conquests are the peace documents, which are of considerable historical importance. They are typically the documents issued by the victorious Muslim commanders on the ground to the subjugated local inhabitants, laying out in precise terms the obligations of the latter toward their Muslim conquerors in return for safe conduct.Leaving the Muslim forces on the bank of the Indus, Ṭabarī switches his account to Medina, where in 23/643 ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb was assassinated by a Christian slave. After full accounts of this deed, the reader is provided with details of the caliph's genealogy, his physical description, his birth date and age, the names of his children and wives, and the period of time he was a Muslim. A lengthy section follows, in which the deeds of ʿUmar are recounted in anecdotal form. There are also "ations from his addresses to his people and some poetic eulogies addressed to him.The volume ends with ʿUmar's appointment of the electoral council, five senior figures in the Islamic community, to decide on his successor, and the fascinating and historically greatly important account of the workings of the council with all the cut and thrust of debate and the politicking behind the scenes. Thus was ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān appointed to succeed ʿUmar.

Contents:

Front Cover ; The History of al-Tabari: Editorial Board; Copyright ; Preface; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Translator's Foreword; Historical Background; The Conquests; The Peace Documents; Control of the Conquests; Dates of the Conquests; 'Umar-the Caliph and the Man; The Texts Used and Parallel Texts; The Translation; Footnotes and Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Map 1. The Area of the Conquests of Iran, 21-23/641-44; The Events of the Year 21 (cont'd) (December 10, 641 - November 30, 642); What Happened in This Year, 21-'Umar's Previously Mentioned Orders to the Two Armies; Isfahan

The Account of [the Attack on Isfahan]The Events of the Year 22 (November 30, 642 - November 19, 643); The Conquest of al-Rayy; The Conquest of Qumis; The Conquest of Jurjan; The Conquest of Tabaristan; The Conquest of Azerbaijan; The Conquest of al-Bab; Information on ['Umar's Division of the Conquered Lands]; The Reason for [the Dismissal of 'Ammar]; Yazdajird's Journey to Khurasan and the Reason for It; The Events of the Year 23 (November 19, 643 - November 7, 644); The Conquest of Tawwaj; The Conquest of Istakhr; The Conquest of Fasa and Darabjird; The Conquest of Kirman

The Conquest of SijistanThe Conquest of Makran; Bayrudh in al-Ahwaz; Salamah b. Qays al-Ashja'i and the Kurds; 'Umar's Assassination; The Sources of [the Conflicting Report of 'Umar's Death]; 'Umar's Genealogy; The Sources of [the Report that Muhammad First Called 'Umar al-Faruq]; The Sources of [the Report that the People of the Book Did That]; A Description of 'Umar; His Birth and Age; Some of the Sources of [the Report that He Was Fifty-Five Years Old]; The Sources of [the Report that He Was Fifty-Three Years Old]; The Sources of [the Report that He Was Sixty-Three Years Old]

The Sources of [the Report that He Was Sixty-One Years Old]The Sources of [the Report that He Was Sixty Years Old]; The Names of His Children and Wives; When He Became a Muslim; The Sources of This Report; Some of His Memorable Deeds; Relevant Information on ['Umar's Night Visits]; 'Umar's Being Called Commander of the Faithful; Information on This Matter; His Institution of the [Islamic] Dating System; ['Umar's] Carrying a Whip and His Instituting the State Registers; Some Excerpts from His Addresses; Another Address; Another Address; Another Address

Those Who Have Lamented and Elegized 'Umar-Some of the Elegies Written about HimSome of 'Umar's Meritorious Deeds Not Previously Recorded; The Account of the Electoral Council; 'Umar's Governors in the Garrison Towns; Bibliography; 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 [167]-172) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4384-2039-0

0-585-15885-1

OCLC:

1475961654