ENGLISH

The History of al-Ṭabarī: An Annotated Translation, Volume 34: Incipient Decline. The Caliphates of Al-Wathiq, Al-Mutawakkil, and al-Muntasir, A. D. 841-863; A.H. 227-248

By al-Ṭabarī , Joel L. Kraemer

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
1989
ISBN
088706874X, 9780887068744
LCC
DS38.2 .T313 1985 vol. 34,DS38.6 .T313 1985 v
Google Books ID
nxyl-gp36y8C
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
686 kB (702769 bytes)
Series
SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies
Volume
34
Pages
0\0
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The events described in this volume took place during al-Tabari's own time. Al-Tabari was thus writing "contemporary history," and his narrative, often based on first-hand reports, is drawn in vivid and arresting detail. The volume portrays the summit of "the Samarra period," following al-Mu'tasim's transfer of the 'Abbasid capital upstream from Baghdad to Samarra.

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