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The History of al-Ṭabarī, Vol.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 (trans.,ann.)

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
1989
ISBN
088706874X, 9780887068744
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12148765 bytes)
Volume
34
Pages
282\282
Time added
2016-12-21 15:08:25
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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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