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9780791418963

The History of Al-Tabari: 'Abbasid Authority Affirmed

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    9780791418963

  • ISBN10:

    0791418960

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-04-01
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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Summary

The initial years of al-Mansur's reign presented several significant challenges to nascent Abbasid hegemony, and the resulting confrontations constitute the central focus of this section of Tabari's Tarikh.

Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations
Translator's Foreword
The Caliphate of Abu Ja`far al-Mansur
The Events of the Year 136 (cont'd) (753-754)
The Events of the Year 137 (754-755)
An Account of Abu Muslim's Murder and the Reason for It
The Episode of Sunbadh
The Events of The Year 138 (755-756)
The Reason Jahwar Turned against al-Mansur
How al-Mulabbid Came to Be Killed
The Events of the Year 139 (756-757)
The Arrest of `Abdallah b. `Ali
The Events of the Year 140 (757-758)
The Death of the Governor of Khurasan and What Brought It About
The Events of the Year 141 (758-759)
The Rawandiyyah Affair and How Abu Ja`far al-Mansur Dealt with Them
The Events of the Year 142 (759-760)
Why `Uyaynah b. Musa b. Ka`b Renounced His Allegiance
The Affair of the Isbahbadh and the Muslims
The Events of the Year 143 (760-761)
The Raid on al-Daylam
The Events of the Year 144 (761-762)
The Reason Abu Ja`far Dismissed Muhammad b. Khalid and Appointed Riyah b. `Uthman, Having Removed Ziyad b. `Ubaydallah al-Harithi at the Instance of Muhammad b. Khalid
The Reason [the Descendants of Hasan] Were Transported to Iraq and How Matters Stood for Them at That Time
The Remaining Account of Events for 144
The Reason [Abu Ja`far] Had [the Descendants of Hasan] Transported to Iraq
The Events of the Year 145 (762-763)
The Rebellion of Muhammad b. `Abdallah and His Murder
The Uprising of the Blacks in Medina in This Year and What Incited It
The Reason Abu Ja`far Built Baghdad
The Reason for Ibrahim b. `Abdallah's Revolt and Murder and How It Came About
Bibliography of Cited Works
Index
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