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The History of al-Tabari Vol. 25
The End of Expansion: The Caliphate of Hisham A.D. 724-738/A.H. 105-120
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Hardcover - 240 pages |
| Release Date: May 1989 |
ISBN10: 0-88706-569-4
ISBN13: 978-0-88706-569-9
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| Release Date: May 1989 |
ISBN10: 0-88706-570-8
ISBN13: 978-0-88706-570-5
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This volume deals with the part of Tabari's great History covering the first fifteen years of the caliphate of the Umayyad Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik, which represents almost the last period of universal political unity in Islamic history. Tabari's work is generally recognized as among the most important sources for Hisham's reign. Here the bitter fighting faced by the Muslim forces on the frontiers receives extensive and graphic coverage. In particular, the unrewarding and continous war against the pagan Turks in Khurasan, a struggle that did so much to alienate the troops and thus to spread disaffection with Umayyad rule, is recorded in much more detail than elsewhere. Military disasters such as the Day of Thirst, the Day of Kamarjah, and the Day of the Defile are vividly portrayed.
Tabari also devotes considerable attention to the growing internal problems that clouded the latter days of Hisham's rule, including the persistent contest for power between the great tribal groupings and the struggle of non-Arab Muslims for better status for themselves in the Islamic state. The burgeoning fiscal difficulties that threatened the state under Hisham are also highlighted. Additionally, there are many reports of the easliest 'Abbasid revolutionary activity. This volume is not only essential for the study of the reign of Hisham but also for understanding the background of the Umayyads' downfall and the establishment of 'Abbasid rule, laying bare some of the roots of the final breakdown of Islmaic political unity.
A discounted price is available when purchasing the entire 39-volume History of al-Tabari set. Contact SUNY Press for more information.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Translator's Foreword
The Events of the Year 105 (723-724)
The Caliphate of Hisham b. `Abd al-Malik
Bukayr b. Mahan and the 'Abbasid Revolutionaries
Ibrahim b. Hisham Leads the Pilgrimage
Khalid b. `Abdallah al-Qasri Becomes Governor of the East
Governors
The Events of the Year 106 (724-725)
The Pilgrimage of Hisham b. `Abd al-Malik
The Reason for the Fight at al-Baruqan
Muslim b. Sa`id's Campaign (the Day of Thirst)
The Pilgrimage of Hisham b. `Abd al-Malik (Cont'd.)
Asad b. `Abdallah al-Qasri in Khurasan
Govemors
The Events of the Year 107 (725-726)
The Attack of Asad in This Campaign (to al-Ghur)
Pilgrimage and Governors
The Events of the Year 108 (726-727)
Campaign of Asad in al-Khuttal
Pilgrimage and Officials
The Events of the Year 109 (727-728)
The Report about the Slaying of `Umar b. Yazid al-Usayyidi
Campaign of Asad against al-Ghur
Hisham's Removal of Khalid and His Brother from Khurasan
`Abbasid Missionaries in Khurasan
Thabit Qutnah's Anger at Asad
Ashras b. `Abdallah al-Sulami Becomes Governor of Khurasan
Ibrahim b. Hisham Leads the Pilgrimage
Governors
The Events of the Year 110 (728-729)
Ashras and the Affair of the People of Samarqand and Those Who Followed Them in It
The Battle of Baykand
The Siege of Kamarjah
Pilgrimage and Governors
The Events of the Year 111 (729-730)
The Reason for Hisham's Removal of Ashras from Khurasan and His Appointment of al-Junayd
Pilgrimage and Governors
The Events of the Year 112 (730-731)
The Battle of the Defile: What Its Cause Was and How It Happened
The Killing of Sawrah b. al-Hurr al-Tamimi and the Rest of the Campaign
Pilgrimage and Governors
The Events of the Year 113 (731-732)
Pilgrimage and Governors
The Events of the Year 114 (732-733)
Pilgrimage and Governors
The Events of the Year 115 (733-734)
Pilgrimage and Governors
The Events of the Year 116 (734-735)
The Matter of al-Junayd b. `Abd al-Rahman al-Murri and `Asim b. `Abdallah al-Hilali in Khurasan
About the Revolt of al-Harith b. Surayj
Pilgrimage and Governors
The Events of the Year 117 (735-736)
The Reason for Hisham's Dismissal of `Asim and His Appointment of Khalid for Khurasan
Pilgrimage and Governors
Punishment of `Abbasid Missionaries in Khurasan
The Events of the Year 118 (736-737)
Asad in Khurasan
Hisham Dismisses Khalid b. `Abd al-Malik from al-Madinah
`Ali b. `Abdallah b. al-`Abbas Dies
Pilgrimage and Governors
The Events of the Year 119 (737)
The Story of This Campaign in al-Khuttal
The Campaign of Kharistan
The Execution of al-Mughirah b. Sa`id and Bayan
The Rebellion and Execution of Bahlul b. Bishr
The Execution of Wazir al-Sakhtiyani
Asad's Campaign against al-Khuttal: This Campaign and the Reason for His Killing Badr Tarkhan
The Story of al-Suhari b. Shabib
Pilgrimage and Governors
The Events of the Year 120 (737-738)
The Reason for Asad's Death
The Reason for the Khurasanis' Sending Sulayman b.Kathir to Muhammad b. `Ali
The Reason for Hisham's Dismissal of Khalid al-Qasri
The Action of Hisham in Removing Khalid When His Resolve to Dismiss Him Had Become Firm
The Reason for Nasr b. Sayyar's Governorship of Khurasan
Pilgrimage and Governors
Bibliography of Cited Works
Index
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