The History of Al-Ṭabarī Vol. 38 - The Return of the Caliphate to Baghdad: The Caliphates of Al-Muʿtaḍid, Al-Muktafī And Al-Muqtadir A.D. 892-915/A.H. 279-302

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 quoted 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.

Product details

• Authors: Tabari
• Assisted by: Franz Rosenthal (Editor), Franz Rosenthal (Translation)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.10.1985
• EAN: 9780873958769
• ISBN: 978-0-87395-876-9
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 362 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 503 g
• Series: SUNY Series in Near Eastern St; Suny Near Eastern Studies
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous