Khalifa Ibn Khayyat''s History on the Umayyad Dynasty (660750)

Khalifa ibn Khayyat is the author of the earliest extant Arabic chronicle. The work principally deals with fighting between Arab groups, external conquests, and administrative matters. After the death of each caliph it lists those who held office during his reign; also notes leaders of the pilgrimage in each year and deaths of prominent persons.

About the author

Dr Carl Wurtzel is a professional translator; certified by the American Translators Association as a translator from Arabic to English. Carl is also an instructor in the New York University (NYU) School of Continuing and Professional Studies translation program.

Robert G. Hoyland is Professor of Islamic History at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford. Previous publications include Theophilus of Edessa's Chronicle and the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Late Antiquity and Early Islam (LUP, 2011).

Summary

Khalifa ibn Khayyat is the author of the earliest extant Arabic chronicle. The work principally deals with fighting between Arab groups, external conquests, and administrative matters. After the death of each caliph it lists those who held office during his reign; also notes leaders of the pilgrimage in each year and deaths of prominent persons.

Product details

• Authors: Robert G. Hoyland, Robert G. (Institute for Study of the Anc Hoyland
• Assisted by: Robert G. Hoyland (Editor), Robert G. (Institute for Study of the Ancient World (United States)) Hoyland (Editor), Robert G. (Institute for Study of the Ancient World) Hoyland (Editor), Carl Wurtzel (Translation)
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2015
• EAN: 9781781381755
• ISBN: 978-1-78138-175-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Translated Texts for Historians; Translated Texts for Historians
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages