Book Details
Orange Code:95530
Paperback:264 pages
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1. The Caliphate of al-Multadid2. The Events of the Year 2803. The Events of the Year 2814. The Events of the Year 2825. The Events of the Year 2836. The Events of the Year 2847. The Events of the Year 2858. The Events of the Year 2869. The Events of the Year 28710. The Events of the Year 28811. The Events of the Year 28912. The Caliphate of al-Muktafi bi-llah13. The Events of the Year 29014. The Events of the Year 29115. The Events of the Year 29216. The Events of the Year 29317. The Events of the Year 29418. The Events of the Year 29519. The Caliphate of al-Muqtadir bi-llah20. The Events of the Year 29621. The Events of the Year 29722. The Events of the Year 29823. The Events of the Year 29924. The Events of the Year 30025. The Events of the Year 30126. The Events of the Year 302
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The concluding pages of al-Tabari's History cover the caliphates of al-Mu'tadid and al-Muktafi and the beginning of the reign of al-Muqtadir--altogether a period of 23 turbulent years in world history. Although al-Tabari 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.
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